Finished 30th June 2011

500 Pieces

Worcester Cathedral, by David Birtwhistle

The Cathedral was built between the late 11th and early 16th century and represents every english architectural style between norman and gothic.

The jigsaw is made of plywood and is dated 1989 (made in England by Waddington)

Finished 17th June 2011

252 Pieces

Entering the Mall - a vintage jigsaw commemorating the Coronation
made of cardboard

Finished 16th June 2011

150 Pieces

Venetian Carnival - Mask
beautiful!

Finished 14th June 2011

120 Pieces

Exeter Cathedral

The church was built in the late 13th century, but history goes back to 10th c. The Great East Window that can be seen on the jigsaw puzzle was assembled in 1303. It is interesting to know that a complete history of the rebuilding of the Cathedral is written down in fabric rolls and provided in the Cathedral's Archive.

Find more about the Exeter Cathdral here

The jigsaw is made of plywood and may be dated 1960ies.

Finished 10th June 2011 + updated 1st February 2015

1500 Pieces

Worldmap dated 1594
made by Petro Plancio

Orbis Terrarum Typus De Integro Multis In Locis Emendatus auctore Petro Plancio 1594

"This spectacularly decorative map engraved engraved by the Dutch master Jan van Doetecum holds the distinction of being the first world map to use a style of richly decorated border that would dominate world maps  for decades to come. The elaborate borders were inspired by drawings in the works of Theodore de Bry published a few years earlier and established a pattern of cartographical decoration that lasted over a century. The map also has great importance geographically, particularly in the mapping of the Arctic and the Far East. The map contains a marvelous attempt at a North-West Passage, and Plancius himself instigated the three voyages of Willem Barents (1594-1597) into the area. He used this map to give cartographic encouragement to the Dutch crews by turning Novaya Zemlya into an island with open sea between it and the Arctic. A sprinkling of English names in the Canadian Arctic appear as a result of Frobisher and Davis’s explorations in search of the passage in 1576-1587. The map is also a landmark in the mapping of Asia and Japan. Plancius was one of the first Europeans able to penetrate the wall of secrecy surrounding the manuscript portolan maps produced by Spain & Portugal." (source)

Finished 9th June 2011

150 Pieces

"Fraktal 01" - ArtPuzzle made of wood

Finished 31st May 2011

250 Pieces

King Georg V and Queen Mary, 1911
Seems to be a jigsaw commemorating the coronation, although all contemporary black/white pictures show the king with his crown.

Jigsaw made of plywood, handcut. Some edges are broken, but still in the box.
Vintage jigsaw - but really 100 years old???

This is definetly the most thrilling jigsaw puzzle of all old puzzles I collected by now! Pure fun!