Ireland, eight geographical playing cards, designed by Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly and printed by Jean-Baptiste Mitoire. c. 1763
Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly (1712-1758)
Publsher in Paris of 'Rue St. Jacques à l'Espérance'
Irlande.
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Ireland, eight geographical playing cards, designed by Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly and printed by Jean-Baptiste Mitoire.
Title: Irlande.
Date: c. 1763.
Copper engravings, printed on paper.
Size each: 85 x 60mm (3.35 x 2.36 inches).
Condition: Excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
The complete pack of playing cards consisted of four sets of fourteen cards, forming a pack of 56 geographic playing cards. Each set was devoted to a country.
Very rare, not in B. Law, The printed maps of Ireland 1612-1850.
Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly (1712-1758)
Publsher in Paris of 'Rue St. Jacques à l'Espérance'