![]() People who put together jigsaw puzzles are called dissectologists because the first jigsaw puzzles were called dissected maps. However, when you do know, it does make perfect sense. The term seems like an ironic choice at first, especially if you don’t know the origins of the jigsaw puzzle. However, a “puzzler” is not the correct, official term that describes a person who puts jigsaw puzzles together. ![]() There are some “unofficial” terms for these people, one of which is “puzzler.” You might see this term used across the internet, and obviously, the term makes perfect sense, so many people just go ahead and run with it. It’s interesting that the term that was first used to describe John Spilsbury’s invention would have an impact on the name of people who do jigsaw puzzles centuries later. Dissected Maps of the 18th Century and Puzzle-Doers Today By then, the puzzles depicted many subjects other than maps, including animals, people, landscapes, and more. The term “jigsaw puzzle” wasn’t used to describe these dissected maps until about 1880, when fretsaws were used to cut the puzzle shapes. ![]() He drew maps and then cut them into pieces so that by putting the pieces back together, children could learn geography. Instead, they were known as dissected maps.Ĭredited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle, Spilsbury actually created the first one as an educational tool for children of the wealthy. However, at the time, they were not called jigsaw puzzles. Ever since the British cartographer John Spilsbury created the first modern jigsaw puzzle in 1767, people have been hooked.
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