Andrew Zolnai sent me these pictures of his father’s jig saw
“Found this among my late Dad’s belongings at my Mum’s home in SW France.”
The Puzzle of the Plates, Spilhaus Repeating World Map, 1985 American Geophysical Union. Created by Athelstan Spilhaus
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Great to see this Puzzle.
I am Athelstan Spilhaus’ nephew, and live in SW France, where Andrew Zolnai found the puzzle. I hope the puzzle gets to go somewhere that it can be seen, as I can only find one library copy in the university of California, Davis.