Image: Spilsbury jigsaw - John Spilsbury, 1766 - BL

Description: Spilsbury jigsaw "Europe divided into its kingdoms, etc." Believed to be the first purpose made jigsaw puzzle. Map pasted onto board and dissected along country boundaries to make an educational jigsaw puzzle. In 50 pieces, of which 4 (for Scotland, the Channel, the Netherlands, and Corsica & Sardinia) are missing, and that for the Gulf of Finland is damaged. Lid of box contains reduced copy of map and incomplete handwritten label.
Title: Spilsbury jigsaw - John Spilsbury, 1766 - BL
Credit: Image taken from Europe divided into its kingdoms &c. by J. Spilsbury Originally published/produced in London, 1766. Held and digitised by the British Library, and uploaded to Flickr Commons. A higher resolution version may be available for purchase from BL Images Online, imagesonline.bl.uk, reference 062581 Please do not overwrite this file. Any cropped or modified version should be uploaded with a new name and linked in the "Other versions =" parameter of this template.  This file has been provided by the British Library from its digital collections. Catalogue entry. বাংলা | Deutsch | English | Español | Euskara | Français | Македонски | 中文 | +/−
Author: Creator:John Spilsbury
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