Original poster Post Office Wireless Stations designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939. Unusual depiction of the British Isles on its side to show relationship between the various wireless stations. Full of detail including merchant ships, trawlers, passenger liners and a warship.

Post Office Wireless Stations (hand signed signed by the artist)

Leslie Macdonald Gill
£3,250.00

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  • Condition: B (slight even discolouration of white background, small repaired tear middle left, small stain mark bottom right, small damage on yellow area top centre)
  • Date: 1939
  • Designer: Leslie Macdonald Gill (1884-1947)
  • Publisher: General Post Office
  • Size: 1010 x 1270 mm

A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939. The unusual depiction of the British Isles has allowed Gill to represent the relationship between the various stations. Full of the sort of detail you would expect from Gill, including merchant ships, trawlers, passenger liners and a warship. This rare example comes from the estate of MacDonald Gill and is hand signed and dated by the artist. It would have been retained as a reference copy. More information about Gill’s poster maps can be found here. A higher resolution file is available for viewing on request.