512. New Zealand

Shaped cardboard jigsaw sold during the 1970's and featuring a colourful pictorial map of the country. Like others in this series, the puzzle includes place-name pieces to identify many of the towns depicted. In this example there are 35 such pieces.

This specific puzzle was assembled and much enjoyed during a BCD jigsaw weekend event held in Coventry in February 2024. The 32" x 22" measurements shown on the box exactly matched the only jigsaw board available, however, when it was finally completed, it overhung the board considerably, yielding final measurements of nearer 35" x24"!

Brand: Waddington's
Date: 1971 - 1979
Material: Cardboard
Nationality: British-England
Number: 512 (but this example has reference 558)
Pieces: 381
Series: Jig-Map
Size: 24" x 35"
Theme: Maps,
Title: New Zealand