"Travel to the five parts of the world or Representations... Lot 1033

["Travel to the five parts of the world or Representations of the 32 nations with VI maps". 1805-1807] In a sm. box in marbled paper, coloured pictorial and titled leaf on top (soiled). Early interesting geographical card game with which the players can travel the world. It offers the possibilty of three games based on the knowledge and memory of the players concerning the continents and their inhabitants. The more a player refers to the booklet, the better his chance of winning the game. Set composed of: - 20 (of 32) hand-coloured plates, contained in paper slipcases with printed title labels (America: 5 of 8 pl.; Africa: 3 of 4; Asia: 6 of 10; Europe: 6 pl. (complete but slipcase missing); all the plates of Australia missing). With captions in German and French. - Muller, J.W.; Klinger, J.G. - Description of different remarkable peoples from the five parts of the world. With figures representing their national costume [...]. Second edition. Nuremberg, J.G. Klinger, 1807. 32mo: xvi-127 pp. Sewn. Booklet with descriptions of the countries, inhabitants (their characters and physical appearance) and costumes figuring on the cards (Swiss, Turks, Eskimos, Hottentots, inhabitants from the Sandwich Islands, Chukchi, etc.). - 2 (of 5) continent maps with borders in colour (maps of Europe, Australia and America missing). - "Table containing the special parts and nations of each part of the world". Nuremberg, J.G. Klinger, 1805. Fold. leaf with a pyramid playing board in colour. - The world map card and instructions for the game are missing.