England & Wales. Wallis's Tour Through England and Wales, A New Geographical Pastime, 1794

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England & Wales. Wallis's Tour Through England and Wales, A New Geographical Pastime, London: John Wallis, 24th December 1794, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, two columns of rules and town descriptions to left and right margins, lightly finger- and dust-soiled, a few marks and spots, some section edges a little creased and edge-frayed, 51 x 66cm (20 x 26ins), contained in contemporary card slipcase, publisher's printed label to upper board, worn, folds splitting

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The printed label on the slipcase is dated 1802. Wallis did reissue this game in 1802 (See Whitehouse page 9.). However with this example he is probably using up the remaining sheets of the 1794 issue, but in a new slipcases to give the appearance of being up to date (in actual fact there is no difference between the two issues other than the date alteration.) An early board game requiring the players to move counters around the game and to 'visit' various towns and cities. The game is completed at London.