Early 19th Century Hand-drawn "Mexico" Eight of Clubs Geographical Playing Card fitted bowl a third is missing

a third is missing

with the sender then having dreamed up and watercolor painted the rest--casting Miss Edith (the recipient of the card) as a diva of sorts

making for easy hanging somewhere near the cookie jar

emphasizing the wake at his knees and distant ocean horizon at his waist

including with hopes of encouraging more people to learn to play

Early 19th Century Hand-drawn "Mexico" Eight of Clubs Geographical Playing Card fitted bowl a third is missingQuite a special one I think! I purchased this from a seller in England, who cited it as a single from a very rare, really wonderful deck of Charles Hodges Geographical Playing Cards, produced by Stopforth & Sons, London, circa 1827. (Featuring 52 cards in 4 suits, with each suit corresponding to a continent, the ace of each suit bearing a continent map, the two through ten featuring maps of countries or regions, and the court cards bearing images of