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The circle of knowledge [game] : a new game of the wonders of nature, science, & art.

Accession number
PML 85719
Published
London : Pubd by J. Passmore, 18 Fleet Lane, Farringdon St., [1840s].
Notes
Game of 16 handcolored panels laid down to linen; folded and attached to boards.
Passmore bought out the game stock of Edward Wallis in 1847 and sometimes issued the games with his imprint and rules books from remaining Wallis stock.
The rings of the game are named for the four continents, the four seasons, the four elements (air, fire, earth, water), and chemistry, optics, astronomy, and electricity.
Description
1 game : ill. (handcol. lithographs) ; 18 cm (folded)
Binding
Publisher's brown cloth, stamped in blind and gold; front board lined in green ribbon cloth. In modern blue case marked "Board Games."
Classification
Department