Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Norris' cyclopaedic map of the United States of America, (excepting Alaska) together with adjacent portions of the Dominion of Canada and of the United States of Mexico.

Barcode: 58502

Publishing Location: New York

Notes: 1 map on articulated board : color ; 39 x 60 cm. Wooden box : 9 cm x 9 cm x 41 cm. Patented June 12, 1883, published 1885.

Brief Description: Map of the United States printed and stencil-colored game board housed in an oblong wooden box with printed label on the interior of the lid. Included are 97 wooden pegs each printed with geographical information that fit in holes on the board. The purpose of the game was to teach about the geographic locations of American cities.

Publisher: Norris, William R.

Date/Date Range Published: 1885

Language: English

Region Depicted: United States

Map Type: Geographical

OCLC: 79656807

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