![Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. John Spilsbury, Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. John Spilsbury,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HEWFNM/jigsaw-puzzles-were-originally-created-by-painting-a-picture-on-a-HEWFNM.jpg)
Jigsaw puzzles were originally created by painting a picture on a flat, rectangular piece of wood, and then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw, hence the name. John Spilsbury,
![Map on the lid of a box containing a jigsaw puzzle. North and South America in its principal divisions / by J. Spilsbury. London : J. Spilsbury, 1767. 14 x 16 cm. Map on the lid of a box containing a jigsaw puzzle. North and South America in its principal divisions / by J. Spilsbury. London : J. Spilsbury, 1767. 14 x 16 cm.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R58N6J/map-on-the-lid-of-a-box-containing-a-jigsaw-puzzle-north-and-south-america-in-its-principal-divisions-by-j-spilsbury-london-j-spilsbury-1767-14-x-16-cm-source-maps188v15-lid-of-a-box-author-spilsbury-john-R58N6J.jpg)
Map on the lid of a box containing a jigsaw puzzle. North and South America in its principal divisions / by J. Spilsbury. London : J. Spilsbury, 1767. 14 x 16 cm.
Jessica Rosenkrantz on Twitter: "We got to see the world's first jigsaw puzzle, this dissected map of Europe made by John Spilsbury in 1766 at the @museumofplay https://t.co/157PvwUdvC" / Twitter
![NEATLY DISSECTED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY: JOHN SPILSBURY AND EARLY DISSECTED PUZZLES | Jill Shefrin NEATLY DISSECTED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY: JOHN SPILSBURY AND EARLY DISSECTED PUZZLES | Jill Shefrin](https://oakknoll.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/130135.jpg?v=1651875310)