Lias jigsaw puzzles: National Geographic

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2026-09-18

Completed 17th September 2026

700 Pieces

Fields in Quito, Ecuador

by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

2026-09-16

Development process of a very special and almost vintage 700pcs-MB - updated 17.9.2026 and completed

Nature is the theme of a special marathon that started last weekend...

I chose this one and it gave me a heavy one

Fields near Quito, Sierra region, Ecuador (0°17’ N – 78°41’ W).

Step by step

Located between the Western and Royal Cordilleras, the highlands of the Quito region enjoy the Sierra’s humid and mild climate, which supports the cultivation of grains (corn, wheat, barley) and potatoes.

Although agriculture now accounts for only 9.1% of the GDP of this country of 16 million people, it currently employs 25% of the workforce. It plays a significant role not only in the landscape but also in the country’s history: the agrarian reforms of the 1960s and 1970s, which ended the dominance of the large haciendas owned by Spanish settlers, did not resolve the problem of the unequal distribution of farmland.

The most productive lands—those in the valleys and along the coast, devoted to export crops (bananas, sugarcane, coffee, and cocoa)—remain in the hands of wealthy landowners, while small farmers share the land in the highlands and barely make a living from their crops. However, poverty and inequality are on the decline in this country. Between 2006 and 2016, the poverty rate fell from 37.6% to 22.5% of the population. (source)

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2025-09-05

Completed 5th September 2025

700 Pieces

Bengal Tigress and her cup

National Geographic, 2004

Photo taken by Michael Nichols

Manufactured by MB

2025-08-26

Development process of a tricky 700pcs jigsaw puzzle

Last week I started assembling a 700pcs. jigsaw puzzle of a series I collected many years ago:

National Geographic by MB

The puzzle pieces are usually cut with the picture side facing up. This series is different: the print is on the back, resulting in a completely flat picture—without the typical cut lines. The disadvantage: the tabs become damaged with frequent use.

This one is called "Bengal tigress with cub" - Poster included with a geographical map of the distribution and original habitat of the Bengal tiger.

The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies. It ranks among the largest of wild cats. It is distributed from India, southern Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan to Southwestern China.

and here we go....

2017-07-23

Finished 16th July 2017 - Mega Marathon Summer 2017 - Part 3

54 Pieces

Emma, Mascot of the football club BVB

2x 550 Pieces

Then and now. Machu Picchu

a 15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain of more than metres (7,970 ft) above sea level

Photo "now" by William A. Allard

Graphic "then" by Robert Giusti

National geographic/MB Hasbro

2x 20 Pieces

Lion with cub and Elephant with baby

Ravensburger 2-in-a-box

300 Pieces

At the Forest's Edge

by Günther Marks

Ravensburger, 1992

300 Pieces

Martine: Riding lesson (own title, no english on box)

"Martine" is a series of 60 books written by Marcel Marlier and Gilbert Delahaye

Design: Marlier TM 1984, Casterman/Marlex Int'l.

Ravensburger, 1992

300 Pieces

Car Race

The Walt Disney Company 1986

Ravensburger, 1992

99 Pieces

"Meeting" by Juniors

(already assembled during a Mega-Marathon January 2016)

my final finger exercise:

35 Pieces

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I participated in all 10 Megamarathons 👍😉

2016-10-01

Finished 1st October 2016

700 Pieces

Ancient City Petra, Lebanon

Photography by Thomas J. Abercrombie

2015-12-27

Finished 27th December 2015

700 Pieces

Network of roots at Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Photography by Paul Chesley

National geographic, 2004

The roots belong to tetrameles nudiflora

2015-03-13

Finished 12th March 2015

550 Pieces

Athens now and then

Picture by John M. Thompson
National Geographic - edited by MB/Hasbro, 2003

2015-03-10

Finished 9th March 2015

550 Pieces

Athens now and then

Picture by John Veltri (*1938, USA)
National Geographic - edited by MB/Hasbro, 2003

The Parthenon - which means "chamber of the virgin",

as the temple is dedicated to the goddess Athena. The Parthenon was built between 447-438 BC and was destroyed partially in the late 17th c. The so-called Elgin marbels were taken away in the early 19th c. by Lord Elgin - some severe kind of cultural vandalism - they can be visited in London, but the main building of course is the landmark of Athens as well as Greece.

Find out many more informations here

2014-08-29

Finished 29th August 2014

700 Pieces

Giraffes - Botswana

2014-08-19

Finished 19th August 2014

700 Pieces

Date Palms at Cairo

by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

2013-10-28

Finished 23rd October 2013

700 Pieces

Two Monks at the Angkor Wat

Cambodia

13° 24′ 45″ N, 103° 52′ 0″ E

National Geographic

2013-09-07

Finished 8th September 2013

550 Pieces

Then and now: Constantinople (Present-day Istanbul)

Photo: Otis Imboden

550 Pieces

Then and now: Constantinople (Present-day Istanbul)

Emperor Justinian is surrounded by a royal procession as he leaves the Hagia Sophia

after a morning mass (approx. 6th c. )

Art: Michael Hampshire

Find out more about the Hagia Sophia and Emperor Justinian here

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This MB/Hasbro-box-set contains two jigsaw puzzles of a famous National Geographic series
with the symbol of ancient byzantine times, the Hagia Sofia.