Asia in its Principal Divisions, By J. Spilsbury, 1767, hand-coloured engraved map pasted onto wood and dissected along country boundaries, approximately 37 pieces, lacking two (Sumatra and possibly Dzungaria), two pieces chipped and one split, a couple very slightly warped, lightly dust-soiled and marked, 43 x 47cm (17 x 18.5ins), contained in near contemporary wooden box with sliding lid This rare map of Asia is one of a series of four 'dissected' maps of the continents then known (i.e. without Australia) produced by 26-year-old London engraver, John Spilsbury. They are believed to be the first purpose made jigsaw puzzles. (1)
Asia in its Principal Divisions, By J. Spilsbury, 1767, hand-coloured engraved map pasted onto wood and dissected along country boundaries, approximately 37 pieces, lacking two (Sumatra and possibly Dzungaria), two pieces chipped and one split, a couple very slightly warped, lightly dust-soiled and marked, 43 x 47cm (17 x 18.5ins), contained in near contemporary wooden box with sliding lid This rare map of Asia is one of a series of four 'dissected' maps of the continents then known (i.e. without Australia) produced by 26-year-old London engraver, John Spilsbury. They are believed to be the first purpose made jigsaw puzzles. (1)
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