John Wallis has opened the Map Warehouse in 1775, and the Instructive Toy Warehouse in 1805. A large central aquatint scene of Britannia surrounded by 48 smaller views, depicting locomotives, carriages, stations and hazards of early Victorian railway travel.
Print surface: Art paper
Originality: Reproduction
Occasion: gift, present, souvenir, birthday, Christmas, decoration
Company/ Era/ Region: British Rail (1948-1997)
City: London
Subject: Early railway themed folding board game railwayana steam engine
Type: Paper Railwayana
Listed by: Listed by Self-Representing Artist
Format: Board game, poster, print, engraving, folding game, drawing image
Year: 1840
Country / region: Great Britain, England, United Kingdom
Style: Vintage / Antique / Victorian
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Exact subject: Folding board game Wallis's Locomotive Game of Railway Adventures