»Map Cards, Describing the 52 Counties of England and Wales« (John Lenthall, London, um 1717) (Q14038)

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Q14038

Also known as

Standardkarten (John Lenthall, London, um 1717, I) · MAP CARDS, DESCRIBING THE 52 COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES

maker

John Lenthall

card type

standard playing cards

Suit system

French-suited

number of cards

52

place of origin

London

publication date

1717 (circa)

Described in

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981) (cat. no. ENG 107, Bd. 1, 120)

Collection

Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Library) (inv. ENG 107)

Source

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981)

Rights status

work in the public domain

Cards

• 
  Hearts-Jack (French)
• 
  Diamonds-Ace (French)
• 
  Diamonds-King (French)

Tax stamps

At the time of this pack (1717), London belonged to the territory of Königreich Großbritannien. No playing-card tax system is recorded for this territory at this time — so there are no tax stamps to look for here.