Wallis, Edward
Edward Wallis (1787 - 1868) was a British publisher, mapmaker, and game manufacturer. The son of publisher John Wallis (1745 - 1818), Wallis joined his father's business in 1813, operating as Wallis and Son or John and Edward Wallis. Wallis and his brother John divided their father's business after his 1818 death. Edward continued creating, publishing, and selling maps, games, and other printed material until he also retired in 1847, at which point he sold his business to John Passmore. His brother, John Wallis II, established a separate publishing business, which he ran for a few years before closing down and moving to Sidmouth, where he opened the Marine Library, a circulating library and reading room.
Wonders of the natural world.
Wallis's Elegant and Instructive Game exhibiting the Wonders of Nature in Each Quarter of the World.
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- DPI: 600
- File Size: 33.67 MB
- File Type: ZIP / TIFF
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This is an 1818 Edward Wallis game map of the world highlighting the 'Wonders of Nature'. Twenty-six spaces spiral around the title in a classic 'jeu de l'oie' or 'game of the goose' model. A 'wonders of nature' occupies each space. Among these are Mount Etna (1), an earthquake (3), the Cave of Antiparos (14), Niagara Falls (20), and the Lofoten Maelstrom (24). (more details)