16mo. booklet, 12pp + 16-panel foldable game board. Wallis's game is an important tactile and visual emblem of the colonial aspirations and national self-fashioning at the height of the British Empire. Depicted on the board is the continent of South America, illustrated in color and with its fauna, flora, and indigenous populace highlighted by dynamic, if stereotypical, color illustrations. The stereotyping is historically significant, telling the player of the 19th century, and the researcher of the 21st, how to view an "other" from the perspective on an ideal Victorian British citizen. The game, however, maintains a geographical and historical sincerity. The board spaces, indicated by numbers, signal to the player to look in the accompanying booklet for their next move. In addition to instructions are topographical facts, names of plants and animals, references to Robinson Crusoe (#52), the practices of local peoples, and the characteristics of various urban centers. A previous owner has added personal touches, slightly adjusting the rules and including at the very back cover a delightful lyric on the noble and capable pelican. Board shows mild toning and some general foxing, else near fine and backed in canvas. Booklet bound in green printed wrappers, mildly rubbed and soiled, with interior modestly toned and with evidence of paper repair. Housed in original sleeve. Scarce as such and near fine overall. (Gumuchian 3430)