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Jigsaw puzzle globe
Contemporary education
Geography was widely studied in 19th-century England, and was considered
important in training the next generation to sustain the Empire. Globes of the
heavens and Earth were used in the schoolroom, as well as dissected maps,
predecessors of today's jigsaw puzzles. The traditions of globes and dissected
puzzles combine in the Kapp globe, with simplified maps that were easy for
young learners to understand.
A globe for the British market
The Kapp globe is a poor quality copy of an object first made in Germany, as
were many of the toys sold in English toyshops in the 19th century. It bears
no date, but examination of the cartography suggests that it was nade in the
mid-1870s. The 'Ch. Kapp' named in the inscription is unknown, but the name
may have been falsely inscribed so as to link the object to the Kapp family,
who were established German mapmakers. The mention of Nuremberg also tied the
globe to the respected tradition of toy making based in that city. Europe is
represented favourably on the globe as a centre of learning and culture,
suggesting that the intended audience was European, and Great Britain in
particular is shown to be larger than it should be on the outer surface of the
globe.
Parallels with textbooks
Themes from contemporary English textbooks are reflected in the Kapp globe.
The text on the horizontal layers of the globe includes the same kinds of
facts that children read in books, such as the dimensions of the continents.
Additionally, images reinforce information about the indigenous peoples of
foreign lands, presenting attitudes that often differ greatly from modern ways
of thinking. Contemporary authors asserted that laziness was constantly found
in the warmer climates and also discussed the injustices of the Indian caste
system. These themes are present in the globe's image of Asia, which shows a
servant and his master in command, reclining on an elephant.
73, Scott kf5jrv
KF5JRV @ KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA
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