Early 19th Century Hand-drawn "Mexico" Eight of Clubs Geographical Playing Card hand-painted cast iron a few drawings of houses

a few drawings of houses including one labeled "the House that Harvey built"

along the handle and

Sheet size 8" x 5 3/4"

on linen cloth--so it is not teeny tiny stitches

Early 19th Century Hand-drawn "Mexico" Eight of Clubs Geographical Playing Card hand-painted cast iron a few drawings of housesQuite a special one I think! I purchased this from a seller in England, who cited it as a single from a very rare, really wonderful deck of Charles Hodges Geographical Playing Cards, produced by Stopforth & Sons, London, circa 1827. (Featuring 52 cards in 4 suits, with each suit corresponding to a continent, the ace of each suit bearing a continent map, the two through ten featuring maps of countries or regions, and the court cards bearing images of