The Newport yacht race - Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center

Title:: The Newport yacht race : an exciting game
Description:: Board game where two players race yachts starting from Brenton Point, R.I., around Block Island, and finishing at Newport R.I. Game board map shows Newport to Block Island, with a race path consisting of 40 numbered spaces and penalties on some spaces.
Publisher:: McLoughlin Bros.
Date:: 1891
Format:: Maps/Atlases
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:: Board games
Location:: Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):: Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:: Newport (R.I.)--Maps
Block Island (R.I. : Island)--Maps
Yacht racing--Miscellanea
Places:: Rhode Island > Washington (county) > Block Island (island)
Rhode Island > Newport (county) > Newport
Extent:: 1 game (1 game board, 1 spinner, 2 sail boat game pieces) : color ; board 50 x 26 cm, folded in box 27 x 27 cm
Terms of Use:: No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:: New York : McLoughlin Bros.
Scale:: Not drawn to scale
Language:: English
Notes:: Title and imprint from box cover.
Boston Public Library has game board only. Lacking box, spinner and playing pieces.
Identifier:: 06_01_017152
Call #:: GV1469.N49 M45 1891
Barcode:: 39999085955779