Henry le Gras
Instructive and Educational Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards with an educational and instructive purpose first trended in mid-17th century France, inspiring imitations on a growing number of topics such as Arithmetic, Fortification and Military Science, Geometry, Grammar, Heraldry, Cartography, Biographies, Mythology, History, Political Satire, and so on.
Jeu de la Géographie
“Jeu de Géographie” educational playing cards etched by Stefano Della Bella and published in c.1644.