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Inventors & Inventions: John Spilsbury (1739-1796) British Cartographer is credited with...

...coming up with an educational tool in 1766 to teach geography. He affixed a world map to wood and carved each country thereby creating the first jigsaw puzzle!

 

Sensing a business opportunity, he created puzzles on eight themes -- the World, Europe, Asia, Africa, America, England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland.

 

Old school cut & paste (paper, scissors & glue) collage created for the blog with a weekly theme/challenge:

 

THE KOLLAGE KIT

 

www.kollagekit.blogspot.com

 

THEME: INVENTORS & INVENTIONS

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