Map of the United States

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Map of the United States

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Title:
Map of the United States
Title (alt.):
New dissected map of the United States
Description:
Produced by the most successful game maker of the time, this jigsaw puzzle was another method of making geography fun and interesting. Designed as learning tools, the earliest puzzles, known as "dissected maps," did not contain randomly cut pieces, but rather followed country or state borders. Jigsaw puzzles with random pieces eventually replaced this practice. In this puzzle dating from 1887, a child would become familiar with United States geography. The puzzle is housed in a decorative box depicting symbols of America, including a seated Columbia holding an atlas, and a Native American in indigenous dress.
Creator:
McLoughlin Bros.
Date:
1887
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Jigsaw puzzles
United States--Maps
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 jigsaw puzzle (40 pieces) : col. ; 31 x 47 cm., in wooden box 21 x 31 x 5 cm. + 1 map (col : 25 x 42 cm.)
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York : McLoughlin Bros.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:11,700,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Label on box lid depicts a seated female figure representing Columbia instructing a standing Native American figure from a large book she holds in her lap. The Native American wears the dress of a Plains Indian. The figures are shown on the edge of a cliff beneath an evergreen tree. The sun is setting in the background.
Includes a map of the puzzle image.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Back to School: Geography in the Classroom" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2014-2015.
Identifier:
06_01_011676
Call #:
G3701.A9 1887 .M35
Barcode:
39999065683417