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Poster maps, ephemera and artworks. Click on an image for more details. Higher resolution images of all our posters are available on request, or you can view in person at our gallery: 40 Cross Street, Islington, London, N1 2BA

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.

Leslie Macdonald Gill,

Post Office Wireless Stations 1939

$3,763.00

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.

Leslie Macdonald Gill,

Post Office Wireless Stations (hand signed signed by the artist) 1939

$3,763.00

Original Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill, 1929, showing Northern Ireland & The Irish Free State with towns, produce and places of interest marked

Leslie Macdonald Gill,

A Map of The Irish Free State & Northern Ireland Portraying their Agricultural Products & Fisheries 1929

$3,700.00

original, advertising poster, A Great Industry Where Our Tea Comes From, created by Leslie MacDonald "Max" Gill for the Tea Market Expansion Board, 1937. The decorative design features maps of India, Ceylon, Sumatra and Java together with a smaller map locating the countries within the Indian Ocean.

Leslie Macdonald Gill,

A Great Industry: Where our tea comes from 1937

$3,449.00

Original GPO poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935. Detailed map showing Britain at the centre of a global communications network stretching to South America, Japan, USA, South Africa and New Zealand. Along the base are a series of charming vignettes depicting Rugby Radio Station (RRS), RRS Main Power Station, the Faraday Building and International Telephone Exchange (London), RRS Aerial Timing Inductance and RRS Demountable Vale.

Leslie Macdonald Gill,

Post Office Radio-Telephone Services 1935

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Original Empire Marketing Board poster map, New Zealand. Leslie MacDonald Gill poster. Fishing, farming, mining, 1930s. Steam ships. Antique map.

Leslie Macdonald Gill,

New Zealand 1931

$3,449.00

Original pictorial railway poster map of central London designed by Kerry Lee 1953. Full of period detail, prominent landmarks and humorous scenes. It also includes an illustration of the artist at work towards the bottom right corner of the map. The decorative border features historical figures from all the London boroughs with shields showing the coats of arms of each, while the royal procession for the State Opening of Parliament is prominent at the base

Kerry Lee (1903-1988),

London Town 1953

$1,756.00

Original station poster map version of the famous London Underground Tube diagram, 1976. The map shows the entire Tube map, with the Piccadilly extension to Heathrow as 'opening late 1977' and the first stage of the "Fleet" Line (later renamed the ‘Jubilee Line’) from Baker Street to Trafalgar Square as 'under construction'

Paul E Garbutt,

London Underground Tube Map, 1976 1976

$816.00

Original British Railways decorative poster map of Northumberland and Durham by Donald Blake, c. 1955. An uncommon, large format, station poster map, featuring vignettes of places to visit drawn in a modern style. The poster includes the crests of Northumberland and Durham, together with four large inserts advertising ‘Rambling’, ‘Roman Wall’, ‘Durham Cathedral’, and ‘Shipbuilding’.

Frederick Donald Blake,

Northumberland and Durham c.1950

$816.00

pictorial poster map of Wales by Kerry Lee, issued by British Railways and the Welsh Tourist and Holiday Board, c.1950. Depictions of historical buildings, famous people, places to visit etc.

Kerry Lee (1903-1988),

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British Railways (Southern Region) station poster map promoting ‘European Railway Services’, 1963. The poster shows the mainline European rail contained within a decorative border depicting characters in national dress representing twenty countries and regions

European Railway Services 1963

$803.00

Original illustrated poster map of Norfolk, published by British Railways (Eastern Region) in about 1950. The design features a wealth of charming vignettes to encourage the holidaymaker to visit the county’s many attractions and historic towns, including Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn, Norwich and Thetford.

A Map of Norfolk c.1950

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Original London Transport system map for display at Underground and bus stations, designed by R.G. Lewis, 1962. A geographical map showing the entire tube system, together with bus and coach routes operated by London Transport.

London's Transport Systems 1962

$753.00

See Britain by Train – an original vintage poster map commissioned by British Railways and designed by Reginald Lander, 1955. The poster, which was printed for the French/Belgian tourist market, includes several charming vignettes of places to see including London, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands, Kentish Oast Houses and a typical seaside scene

Reginald Montague Lander,

See Britain by Train 1955

$565.00

Original British poster map for Somerset. The design, by Bowyer, combines beautifully drawn vignettes of places of interest with cartoon illustrations of the county’s history. Includes the crests of Glastonbury, Bath, Bridgwater, Taunton, Weston Super-Mare and Wells

Somerset poster map c.1950

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British Railways (Western Region) poster map for Devon, full of period detail and charm. The design, by Bowyer, combines beautifully drawn vignettes of places of interest with cartoon illustrations of the county’s history.

Devon poster map c.1950

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An original Railway Executive poster map of the Greater London Area, showing main line, suburban and London Transport routes, 1951. The map incudes an enlarged diagram of the ‘City Area’ (top right)

London & Suburbs Main Line Railways 1951

$502.00

Original LNER poster 'The Good Companions' by Austin Cooper from 1931, showing South East England's train connections.

J.B. Priestley's England 1931

$502.00

British Travel Association poster, Holidays in Britain, designed by Andre Amstutz. The design features a holidaying family against a background shaped like the British Isles

Holidays in Britain c.1965

$439.00

pictorial poster map of Oxford by the noted poster artist Kerry Lee, published by the British Travel Association, 1948. This highly decorative map is full of period charm, including depictions of Oxford colleges, students, historical buildings, and places etc. The decorative border features the coats of arms of Oxford University’s many colleges

Kerry Lee (1903-1988),

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Original British Railways travel poster, The Counties of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire, by Kenneth Steel, c.1950. Depicts the crests of Ely, Cambridge University and Cambridgeshire, together with historical buildings, famous people, places to visit etc. The latter includes the picturesque towns of Wisbech, March, Ely, Huntingdon, St Ives and St Neots.

Kenneth Steel (1906-1970),

The Counties of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire 1950

$408.00

Original British Railways poster, Isle of Wight for Sunny Days, by ‘Shep’ (Charles Shepherd) c. 1950. The design features an unusual depiction of the Isle of Wight at the top of the poster, with the British mainland. Also includes ferry routes from England to Ryde, Fishbourne, Cowes and Yarmouth, with information about connecting trains printed in the lower half

Charles Shepherd,

Isle of Wight for Sunny Days c. 1950

$377.00

Original British Railways decorative poster map of the Isle of Man by Gordon Davey, 1950. An attractively laid out design featuring vignettes of places to visit, including Ramsey, Douglas, Laxey, Castletown, Peel and Snaefell.

Isle of Man 1950

$370.00

original, decorative poster map of Dorset designed by John Lander for British Railways, 1962. The charming design features vignettes of places to visit, including Lyme Regis, Weymouth, Portland, Lulworth Cove, Swanage, Corfe Castle, and Poole.

Reginald Lander,

Dorset. Served by Fast & Frequent Trains 1962

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Original, decorative poster map of Hampshire designed by John Lander for British Railways, 1963. The design features vignettes of places to visit, including Winchester, Southampton, the Isle of Wight, Beaulieu Abbey, the New Forest and Carisbrooke Castle.

Reginald Lander,

Hampshire. Served by Fast & Frequent Trains 1963

$345.00

Original poster by Daphne Padden promoting coach trips from London to Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare, 1967. The design depicts a Chelsea Pensioner holding a London pigeon with his back to a sailor holding a parrot, above a diagrammatic map of the coach routes.

London to Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare 1967

$314.00

Original British Railways poster modernisation of Barking interchange station. Diagram of improved track layouts, with illustrations at the base by Donald Blake showing enhanced passenger facilities and signalling

Modernisation. Barking. Eastern Region 1956

$314.00

London Transport travel poster advertising services to Hamsptead Heath and the surrounding area, 1961. The poster features a map of Hampstead Heath and nearby attractions, including Golders Hill Park, Highgate Cemetery, Waterlow Park, Hampstead Golf Club and Highgate Golf Club. Prominent places of interest are also illustrated, with travel information at the base for Fenton House, Keats House and Kenwood. Contained within a decorative border

London Transport,

Hampstead Heath 1961

$314.00

Invest in National Savings, prosperity depends on what you do with what you've got

Invest in National Savings, prosperity depends on what you do with what you've got c. 1948

$314.00

Original central London transport poster map, designed by Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd and first published by London Transport in 1976.

Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd,

Visitor's London 1981

$314.00

Original pictorial poster map of London, Bastion of Liberty, by the noted poster artist Kerry Lee, published by the British Travel Association, 1946. This highly decorative map is full of period charm, including depictions of historical buildings, famous people, places to visit etc.

Kerry Lee (1903-1988),

London, Bastion of Liberty 1946

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London Transport travel poster advertising bus and coach routes to Harlow New Town, 1960. The design features a map of the local area, including the British Railways station at Harlow Town.

London Transport,

Harlow New Town 1960

$189.00

large format station poster map showing both the London Underground and the connecting national rail network for the Greater London area, 1987

London Connections, Tube & Railway 1987

$189.00

Les Vignobles de France Vins de Bordeaux

M.S. Dutter (illustration), F. LE Galles (cartography),

Les Vignobles de France Vins de Bordeaux 1969

$189.00

Les Vignobles de France Vins de Champagne

M.S. Dutter (illustration), F. LE Galles (cartography),

Les Vignobles de France Vins de Champagne 1969

$189.00

Les Vignobles de France Vins du Val de Loire

M.S. Dutter (illustration), F. LE Galles (cartography),

Les Vignobles de France Vins du Val de Loire 1969

$189.00

Les Vignobles de France Languedoc, Roussillon, Cotes de Provence et Corse

M.S. Dutter (illustration), F. LE Galles (cartography),

Les Vignobles de France Languedoc, Roussillon, Cotes de Provence et Corse 1969

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Britain's Express Coach Network

Britain's Express Coach Network c.1965

$189.00

Printed proof leaflet or notice: Vacances Grande Bretagne

Margaret Bradley,

Printed proof leaflet or notice: Vacances Grande Bretagne c.1938

$151.00

London Transport travel poster advertising the extension of the express Red Arrow Bus Service, 1968.

London Transport,

New Red Arrow Buses 1960

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original promotional map of Antarctica published by the confectioner Mars c.1981. The design features an accurate map of the region (scale 145 miles to the inch), with images supplied by the Royal Geographic Society of famous polar explorers, research centres and wildlife.

Antarctica c.1981

$95.00

folding map of the City and County of Bristol, published by the Bristol Development Department ‘on the occasion of the visit of the British Association for the Advancement of Science’, 1955. The map unfolds to show a scaled street map of Bristol (1 mile to 4 inches), within a broad decorative border illustrated with famous people associated with the city and places to see

City and County of Bristol map 1955

$95.00

a map drawn by the English church artist and designer Martin Travers 'A guide though the City of Oxford' (1973)

Martin Travers,

A guide though the City of Oxford 1921/1973

$69.00

original linen backed map of Africa on pine rollers, published by W & AK Johnston Limited, 1956. Scale 1:11,000,000. Map shows country names and boundaries as they existed at the time.

Africa (classroom map) 1956

$57.00

Original folding Plan and Guide of San Sebastian c.1935. A plan of the city with photographs of places to visit.

Luis Bagavia and Elmilo Ferrer,

Plan and Guide of San Sebastian c. 1935

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Administrative Map of the British Railways

John Bartholomew,

Administrative Map of the British Railways c. 1938

$57.00

London Underground carriage (or ‘car’) diagrammatic map of the central area, Version A, as fitted to 1995 and 1996 Stock Tube trains.

Transport for London,

London Transport Car (carriage) Tube map 2012

$44.00

Original Second World War rolled map of El Haseiat, scale 1:250,000. Map shows the area around El Haseiat, southeast of Ajdabiya, in northern Libya, including populated places, tracks, named landing grounds, ruins, graves, salt lakes, wadis, wells and other water sources, sand dune areas, vegetation and terrain features

El Haseiat, 1:250000 Scale (military map) 1942

$38.00

British Rail Passenger Network folding map, 1982. The front shows the principal rail network of the British Isles in geographic format.

British Rail Passenger Network, 1982-83 1982

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Ordnance Survey map of Caernarvonshire (Sheet SH 65), 1:25,000 scale. First published 1953, revised edition 1961. Map shows the summit of Snowdon (with mountain railway marked), Llanberis, Llyn Gwynant and Llyn Llydaw

Caernarvonshire Provisional Edition Map, Sheet SH65, 1961 1961

$32.00

folding map of British Railway history, published by John Bartholomew & Son Ltd, Edinburgh, c. 1975. The map opens to show the British Isles illustrated with key moments from railway history within a border of over 30 railway company crests and logos

Bartholomew Railway History Map of Britain c. 1975

$32.00

South England Military Edition Map, Sheet 11

South England Military Edition Map, Sheet 11 1939

$32.00

Touring grounds of Western Europe (folded map)

Touring grounds of Western Europe (folded map) c. 1948-50

$32.00

South West England Military Edition Map

South West England Military Edition Map 1939

$32.00

Abidjan, 1:1000,000 Scale

Abidjan, 1:1000,000 Scale 1962

$32.00

Southern England Ordnance Survey map

Ordnance Survey,

Southern England Ordnance Survey map 1966

$32.00

Original folding Ordnance Survey map of Reading and Newbury (Sheet 113), One inch to 1 mile scale. Second War Revision, 1940. Published 1941. Includes Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke

Ordnance Survey,

Reading and Newbury Second War Revision Ordnance Survey. Sheet 113 1941

$26.00

Original Ordnance Survey map of Perthshire (Sheet XXX SE), One inch to one mile scale. Revised edition 1900. Map shows Coille Bhrochain and Coille Mhor

Perthshire Western Edition Map, Sheet XXX SE, 1900 1900

$26.00

BOAC Speedbird Routes… Across the World (Luggage Label - larger size)

BOAC Speedbird Routes… Across the World (Luggage Label - larger size) 1950s

$19.00

BOAC Speedbird Routes… Across the World (Luggage Label - smaller size)

BOAC Speedbird Routes… Across the World (Luggage Label - smaller size) 1950s

$16.00