St Mary Redcliffe representing Bristol and England in the age of Empire


Kingdoms of Europe card game, circa 1895

 Jaques & Son, 102 Hatton Garden, London

A collecting game published in two series: the first series featuring Western Europe and the second series Eastern/Southern Europe.

 

This collecting game, similar to another game called Counties of England, was published in two series: the first series featuring Western Europe and the second series Eastern/Southern Europe. The city cards are beautifully illustrated with coloured engravings, whilst the Key cards depict national flags.

 

Europe experienced a period of unprecedented rapid expansion around the globe during the last third of the nineteenth century. European nation-states had become very powerful because of industrialization and the organizational efficiency of the nation-state, which led to easy dominance of non-European areas of the world. This Victorian family card game captures a snap-shot of European nations from this time.

 

Europe experienced a period of unprecedented rapid expansion around the globe during the last third of the nineteenth century. European nation-states had become very powerful because of industrialization and the organizational efficiency of the nation-state, which led to easy dominance of non-European areas of the world. This Victorian family card game captures a snap-shot of European nations from this time.

 

See the full set: https://www.wopc.co.uk/uk/jaques/kingdoms-of-europe


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