In early games with geographical content, the focus was on imparting knowledge. However, this was not strictly lectured, but used the natural curiosity of children about foreign peoples, customs and countries. An exciting course of the game is hardly planned, but the children's interest is kept alive with playful elements and questions.

left:
"The artificial globe"
Globe made of paper, folder with insert and leporello
Letterpress; pen and chalk lithography, colored
Stuttgart, 1st third 19th c.
Gift of the heirs of Mrs. J. Lichtenhahn-Hauser, Basel
Inv. 1925.44..

right:
"First Journey into the Field of Geography"
Vienna, A. Sturm published by Friedrich Heinrich Müller, 1818
Letterpress; cardboard, steel engraving, colored
Inv. 1995.178

The game "First Journey into the Territory of Geography" gathers a large variety of illustrations and map sections. There are also questions printed on the back, which are answered in the enclosed booklet. In it you can also find the descriptions of the depicted localities or events.