Lot Essay
The 1820 version has the surround in place with the title andcoloured spheres at the corners
Details
A New Map of the World by John Wallis
a hand-coloured lithograph double circle dissected puzzle - 14in. across, 1812 (two pieces replaced, box lid and base only) and Wallis's New Dissected Map of World Engraved fromm the latest authorities for the use of Young Students in Geography, in original box - 1820 (4)
a hand-coloured lithograph double circle dissected puzzle - 14in. across, 1812 (two pieces replaced, box lid and base only) and Wallis's New Dissected Map of World Engraved fromm the latest authorities for the use of Young Students in Geography, in original box - 1820 (4)
Literature
Hannas, L The English Jigsaw Puzzle page 80