Game of the star-spangled banner, or Emigrants to the United States.[between 1842 and 1845]BEIN Shirley 4063: Imperfect: booklet wanting. Variant: with slip case instead of attached covers.Booklet published by John Passmore, Fleet Lane; printed by J. Passmore, Great Suffolk Street.Game board folded into 16 sections, mounted on canvas.In attached covers.Probably published between 1842 and 1845. The booklet of instructions mentions an event which took place two years after 1840; the settlement of the Maine-Canada border (1842); and Iowa Territory (admitted as a state 1846). In addition, the cover for the game shows a flag with 26 stars, and Florida was admitted as the 27th state in 1845.mixed materialstill image