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Game depicting the history of Holland
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Game depicting the history of Holland

Adam Meyer · c. 1770 · etching; hand coloring; cardboard; paper; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Board game about Dutch history. Game with 79 medallions starting with Philip II and ending with William V. Each square refers to a historical event or person, mentioned on a ribbon connecting the medallions. Mounted on cardboard with a border of marbled paper. On the back side some contemporary pen sketches. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Games and Amusements; parlor games, goose games, and similar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpel verbeeldende de historie van Holland. c. 1770. Adam Meyer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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