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Game board of The Journey Through Life
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Game board of The Journey Through Life

anonymous · 1869 - 1908 · letterpress printing; color lithography; textile materials

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

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Rectangular board game with squares numbered from 1 to 41, running in a spiral. In the squares depictions of different phases of human life, from birth to marriage. Top left explanation of the plates, bottom left the rules of the game and top center the title. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Customs and habits in the narrower sense, Games and entertainment, Parlor games II, Snakes and ladders and similar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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gameboardprintpopular printboard-games of chanceboard-games
Credit lineSpeelbord van De reis door het leven. 1869 - 1908. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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