Playing with Maps: Cartographic Games in Western Culture

Adrian Seville, Ph.D. (1972), University of Edinburgh, is an Emeritus Professor of City, University of London. His publications on the history of printed board games include The Cultural Legacy of the Royal Game of the Goose (Amsterdam University Press, 2019). Thierry Depaulis is an independent historian specializing in the history of mind games (card, board, dice and table games). He is the author of many publications – journal articles, books, exhibition catalogues, etc., mainly in French and English, on card games, tarot, playing cards, and board games. Geert Bekkering, Drs. Biology (1974), University of Utrecht, is a retired teacher. His publications on the history of jigsaw puzzles in the Netherlands (1988) and Germany (2004) accompanied major exhibitions.

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 1 An Introduction to Cartographic Games


 2 Playing with Maps on Cards


 3 Cartographic Board Games


 4 Dissected Maps to Facilitate the Teaching of Geography


 5 Cartographic Games in the Material Culture


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