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Betts's (Game) Tour through Europe 
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primo autore: Anonimo 
secondo autore: Betts 
anno: 1875ca 
luogo: Inghilterra-Londra 
periodo: XIX secolo (3°- 4°/4) 
percorso: Percorso di 104 caselle numerate 
materiale: carta incollata su tela (engraving on paper with linen backing) 
dimensioni: 620X690 
stampa: Litografia (litographie) (engraving) 
luogo acquisto:  
data acquisto:  
dimensioni confezione:  
numero caselle: 104 
categoria: Geografia 
tipo di gioco: Gioco di percorso  
editore: George Philip & Son, also Liverpool, Philip, Son & Nephew 
stampatore: George Philip & Son, also Liverpool, Philip, Son & Nephew 
proprietario: Collezione Privata 
autore delle foto: Privato 
numero di catalogo: 2345 
descrizione: Gioco di 104 caselle numerate distribuite sulla carta dell'Europa, partenza da Calais e arrivo a Londra.
REGOLE: non riportate sul tavoliere.
CASELLE: mute.

NOTA: "Betts's (Game) Tour through Europe", game map of Europe tracing a course through 104 points, diagram of the relative heights of mountains in their respective countries compared to St Paul's Cathedral, lower edge, engraved map with original hand-colouring, 620 x 690mm., dissected and linen-backed, slight surface dirt, folding into contemporary gilt-stamped and lettered, and blind-embossed blue cloth boards, edges worn, George Philip & Son, also Liverpool, Philip, Son & Nephew, c.1875.

REFERENZA 1
WHITEHOUSE, Francis Reginald Beaman, (pag. 19): BETTS’S TOUR THROUGH EUROPE A companion game and exactly similar. The race starts at Calais ending at No 104 London. The book of rules describes the places visited, e.g. KHERSON (90) the Capital of New Russia: ROME (36) the Capital of the Papal States. At the end of 42 pages of descriptions there follow 20 pages of advertisements of atlases, globes and miscellaneous and educational games. (Not dated.)

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bibliografia: 1) WHITEHAUSE, F.R.B.: "Table Games of Georgian and Victorian Days", London, Peter Garnett, 1951.
2) GOODFELLOW, Caroline: "A Collector's Guide to Games and Puzzles". Secaucus, New Jersey, Chartwell Books-London, Quintet Publishing Limited 1991.
3) GOODFELLOW, Caroline: "The Development of the English Board Game, 1770-1850", in Board Games Studies 1, 1998.
4) GOODFELLOW, Caroline: "Jeux de société. Le guide du collectionneur des jeux de société depuis le XVIIIe siècle jusqu’à nos jours", (Edizione francese) Carrousel MS, 2001.
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6) SEVILLE, Adrian: "The geographical Jeux de l'Oie of Europe." In "Belgeo" 2008 3-4 2008.
7) GOODFELLOW, Caroline: "How We Played: Games From Childhood Past", History Press, 2012.
8) QUINN, Brian - CARTWRIGHT, William: "Geographic Board Games". Geospatial Science Research 3. School of Mathematical and Geospatial Science, RMIT University, Australia. December 2014.
9) SEVILLE, Adrian: "The Royal Game of the Goose four hundred years of printed Board Games". Catalogue of an Exhibition at the Grolier Club, February 23 - May 14, 2016.
10) LIMAN, Ellen: "Georgian and Victorian Board Games: The Liman Collection", Pointed Leaf Press, 2017.
11) NORCIA, Megan A.: "Gaming Empire in Children's British Board Games, 1836-1860". Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present. Routledge, 2019.




 
  "The Development of the English Board Game", 1770-1850 (Caroline G. Goodfellow)
 
  Geographical Games. "Table Games of Georgian and Victorian Days". (Francis Reginald Beaman, Whitehause)
   
 
   

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