Early 19th Century Hand-drawn "Mexico" Eight of Clubs Geographical Playing Card fitted bowl I am reluctant to call

I am reluctant to call it periwinkle as it seems a bit too rich for that

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

There is one piece on the left side section of the bottom tier fence that is split

and which gives the piece a terrific immediacy

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 I am reluctant to callQuite 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