Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber.

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CAuTALOGUE OF CARDS.

Harderich (B.C. 70) to Frederick the Pious (A.D. 1541.) Each has
a German inscription and Latin motto in the lower part, and all
are numbered, the first being 57 and the last 513. Backs plain.
In old pasteboard case.
51 x 3 in.
351. Sovereigns and Cities; c. 1780. Pack of 52, on 30 of which
are small whole length figures of the reigning sovereigns, electors,
etc., of Europe, the remaining 22 containing views of their chief
cities. All have titles in German in the upper part, as " K6nig
von Grossbrittanien," "London, R. des K. v. England." Coarsely
engraved and uncoloured. Backs mottled.
31 x 2 in.
352. French Revolution; c. 1790. "Le Jeu de la Revolution, ou
nouveau Jeu mathematique 'a triangles." Pack of 32 triangular
cards which, when placed together, form a view of the Bastille
and the Porte St. Antoine at Paris; engraved by I. F. Yolckart,
of Nuremberg. One card is missing. The pack is accompanied
by a complete impression of the engraving, which serves as a key
to the game. Backs mottled purple. In pasteboard case lettered
with the above title in German and French.
353. Geography; 18th century. Pack of 40, each of which is a map of
some portion of the world, ignorantly engraved and coarsely
coloured. Backs plain green. In pasteboard case lettered " Geographisches Spiel."
22 x 2 in.
354. Voyage round the World. Nuremberg; J. G. Klinger, 1814.
A game consisting of 32 coloured prints of the costumes of various
nations, in five divisions, Europe, Asia, Africa, America and
Australia, each accompanied by a map of that portion of the globe.
With sheet of letterpress entitled " Reisen in die fiinf Welttheile
oder Nazionen Spiel," etc., dated 1808, and a book giving
descriptions of the various nations, by J. W. Muller and J. G.
Klinger, 1813. In pasteboard case, on which is a group of representatives of the five continents, with the title "' Reisen in die
Fiinf Weltthiele mit 32 Nationen und VI Land Carten 1814."
31 x 4 in.
355. "Der reisende Vetter-Le Cousin Voyageur;" early 19th
century. Pack of 27, on nine of which are coloured representations of the pastimes of various nations, which are described in
German and French letterpress on the other eighteen. Eight
smaller cards, on which are heraldic shields with fancy charges