Title devised by cataloger.

Colors suit system.

Type: Historical.

Composition of deck: 344 cards

Aces offer general descriptions of the four areas of the world, Asia, Europe, Africa, Americas, with approriate heraldic devices.

Courts provide geopolitical information.

Pip cards present the towns and cities of the area, with directions and distances from an important point. The value of each pip card is indicated by the number of towns on it, and its suit by the color.

The areas described: Alsace, Amerique, Angleterre, Asie, Bavierre, Boheme, Castille Nouvelle, Catalogne et Aragon, Isle de Corse, Ecosse, Flandre, Franconie, Galice et Asturie, Hongrie, Ile de France, Irlande, Leon et Castille Vieille, Lithuanie, Lombardie, Moscovie en Europe, Normandie, Pais-Bas, Picardie, Gr. de Pologne, Pet. Pologne, Russie Rouge, Portugal, Cercle du bas Rhin, Cercle du Haut Rhin, Basse Saxe, Haute Sax, Cercle Souabe, Suisses et Grisons, Transilvanie, Turquie en Europe, Westphalie.

Playing cards > France > Specimens > Early works to 1800.

Geographical recreations > Early works to 1800.

Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

France Paris.