Twentieth Century Posters

Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill. This design, for Northern Ireland & The Irish Free State, was published in 1929

Leslie Macdonald Gill,

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

£3,500.00

Original, and rare, Second World War pictorial poster map, Union of South Africa. Her Natural and Industrial Resources, published by the British Ministry of Information in about 1944.

Anon,

Union Of South Africa. Her Natural & Industrial Resources c. 1944

£750.00

Fred Taylor,

Oxford University (British Railways) c.1950

£900.00

Reginald Lander,

Isle of Wight 1961

£650.00

Anon,

Lancashire Coast 1957

£600.00

Anon,

North Wales 1957

£600.00

Original and rare semi-pictorial poster map of west Yorkshire, Weekly Holiday Season Tickets, published by the London & North Eastern Railway in about 1935.

Anon,

Weekly Holiday Season Tickets. Yorkshire Area (LNER) c. 1935

£600.00

Austin Cooper,

J.B. Priestley's England 1931

£375.00

Superb, original, station poster map version of the famous London Underground Tube diagram, c.1979.

Paul E Garbutt,

London Underground Tube Map, poster version, c.1979 c. 1979

£275.00

Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd,

Visitor's London 1981

£225.00

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

Anon,

London Connections, Tube & Railway 1987

£150.00

London Transport,

Harlow New Town 1960

£150.00

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

Kerry Lee (1903-1988),

London, Bastion of Liberty 1946

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Anon,

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

£250.00

Original, and rare, London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 2 1934.

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.2 1934 1934

£300.00

Original, and uncommon, London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 1 1936.

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.1 1936 1936

£175.00

Original, and uncommon, London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 2 1936.

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.2 1936 1936

£175.00

Original, and uncommon, London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 1 1937.

An early version of the iconic diagrammatic map. Includes HC Beck printed attribution. In this edition the reverse is printed with Interchange Stations Central Area.

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.1 1937 1937

£160.00

Original, and uncommon, London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 2 1938

Hans Schleger (Zéró),

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.2 1938 1938

£75.00

Original, and uncommon, London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No.1 1939.

Hans Schleger (Zéró),

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.1 1939 1939

£75.00

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.1 1945 1945

£50.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, January 1950.

Classic version of the iconic Tube map with printed HC Beck attribution. Reverse printed with map showing Connections With Main Line Termini. Main map shows proposed extensions to Alexandra Palace (Northern Line), Ongar (Central Line) and Camberwell (Bakerloo Line). Also shows proposed link between Finsbury Park and Highgate (Northern Line).

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, Jan 1950 1950

£40.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, January 1953.

Classic version of the iconic Tube map with printed HC Beck attribution. Reverse printed with map showing Central Area Interchange Stations.

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, January 1953 1953

£40.00

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1955 1955

£40.00

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1957 1957

£40.00

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1958 1958

£40.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, 1961.

Version of the iconic Tube map designed by Harold F Hutchinson. Reverse printed with Index of Stations

Harold F Hutchinson,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1961 1961

£30.00

Harold F Hutchinson,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1961 (variant) 1961

£30.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, 1962

Version of the iconic Tube map designed by Harold F Hutchinson. Reverse printed with Index of Stations

Harold F Hutchinson,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1962 1962

£30.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1968 No. 1 1968

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1968 No. 2 1968

£25.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, July 1970.

Version of the iconic Tube map designed by Paul Garbutt. Reverse printed with Index of Stations

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1970 1970

£25.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, March 1971.

Version of the iconic Tube map designed by Paul Garbutt. Reverse printed with Index of Stations.

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1971 1971

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 1 1972 1972

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 1 1972 (variant) 1972

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 2 1972 (Pimlico variant) 1972

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 2 1972 1972

£25.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 2 1974.

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 2 1974 1974

£25.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 2 1975.

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 2 1975 1975

£25.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 2 1975 (Revised edition).

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 2 1975 (Revised edition) 1975

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 1 1977 1977

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 3 1977 1977

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 2 1978 1978

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 1 1979 1979

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 1 1979 (variant) 1979

£25.00

FH Reitz,

Britain's Express Coach Network c.1965

£85.00

Original folding map issued by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in about 1930-35, showing the Irish rail network.

John Bartholomew,

Map of Ireland showing LMS Connections c. 1930-35

£40.00

Original folding Map of the London & North Eastern Railway contained within original orange card covers, 1930.

Anon,

Map of the London & North Eastern Railway (card covers) 1930

£75.00

Original folding Map of the Great Western Railway, printed on thin card, c. 1925.

The map unfolds to show the company's rail network and steamer routes, including connections for Ireland. The reverse printed with 'Distances from Paddington Station' and a selection of 'Tasteful Gifts' available from the GWR Stationery Superintendent

Anon,

Map of the Great Western Railway (folding) c.1925

£55.00

Original folding Map of the Great Western Railway, contained within original card covers printed with the Arms of the GWR, c.1920.

Anon,

Map of the Great Western Railway (card covers) c.1920

£45.00

Original folding Map of the Great Western Railway,  c.1925

The map unfolds to show the company's rail network and steamer routes, with detailed inserts for Birmingham and District, Isle of Man, London & Suburbs, and South Wales.

Anon,

Map of the Great Western Railway, 1920s c.1925

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Four different London Transport folding Railway maps: No.1 1937, No.1 1938, No.2 1938 and No.2 1939

Geographia Ltd,

Four London Transport folding Railway/Underground maps, 1937-1939 1937-1939

£160.00

Five original London Transport Tram & Trolleybus folding maps, published in the years 1932, 1937, 1946, 1947 and 1950

Anon,

Five London Transport Tram & Trolleybus folding maps (1932-1950) 1932-1933

£125.00

Eight different London Transport folding bus maps, for the years 1947, 1949, 1955/6, 1956, 1961 (2 types), 1963 and 1968/9.

Various cartographers including BG Lewis,

Eight London Transport Green Line/Country Bus folding bus maps, 1947 - 1969 1946 -1961

£95.00

Five different London General Omnibus Co folding maps, 1931-1932

Fred JH Elston,

Five London General Omnibus Co folding maps, 1930s 1931-1932

£90.00

Nine different London Transport folding bus maps, for the years 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1959 and 1961.

Fred JH Elston & BG Lewis,

Nine London Transport folding bus maps, 1946 - 1961 1946 -1961

£90.00

Original London Transport folding pocket map,& Coronation Arrangements, May 12 1937

Geographia Ltd,

Pocket London Transport Map, Coronation Arrangements, May 1937 1937

£75.00

Original London Transport folding pocket map, produced for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

Anon,

Pocket London Transport Map for the Coronation of Elizabeth II, 1953 1953

£40.00

Original London Transport folding pocket map, Visitor's London, 1956.

BG Lewis & Peter Roberson,

Visitor's London folding map, London Transport 1956 1956

£40.00

Comprehensive collection of original Tube maps, 2000-2018. Fifty-six different issues/versions.

Since 2004, Art on the Underground has commissioned artists to create covers for London Underground's iconic pocket Tube map. Examples of artists featured in this collection include: Emma Kay, Gary Hume, David Shrigley, Yinka Shonibare, Liam Gillick, Jeremy Deller, Cornelia Parker, Zandra Rhodes, Mark Wallinger, Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Tracey Emin, Sarah Morris, Rachel Whiteread and Linder.

Anon,

Comprehensive collection of original Tube maps, 2000-2018 (56) 2000 - 2018

£160.00

Collection of seven different, original, Night Tube folding maps, including the first issue (August 2016), issued 2016-2018.

Anon,

Collection of original Night Tube maps, 2016-2018 (7) 2016 - 2018

£35.00

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.

Anon,

Africa (classroom map) 1956

£75.00

Ordnance Survey,

Ordnance Survey Map: City of Westminster / Camden, 1968 1968

£45.00

Ordnance Survey,

Midlands. Military Edition. Sheet 8 1939

£75.00

Anon,

South England Military Edition Map, Sheet 11 1939

£75.00

An original folding map, Zoo Plan, issued by the Zoological Society of London, c. 1950. The plan depicts the layout of London Zoo in Regent's Park and was originally supplied with the Zoo's official guide book.

Anon,

London Zoo Plan c. 1950

£25.00

BL Burge,

Map of Town and Port of Sandwich. Showing Places of Historic Interest as at 1930 c. 1948

£25.00

Ordnance Survey,

Southern England Ordnance Survey map 1966

£75.00

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

Anon,

Perthshire Western Edition Map, Sheet XXX SE, 1900 1900

£25.00

Anon,

Caernarvonshire Provisional Edition Map, Sheet SH65, 1961 1961

£25.00

Anon,

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

£15.00

Anon,

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

£12.50

Original folding Second World War map, Holland and Belgium, c. 1939/40. The map shows  Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg in their entirety, with bordering parts of northern France and western Germany depicting the strategic Maginot and Siegfried defensive lines

Geographia Ltd,

Second World War map: Holland and Belgium, showing Maginot and Siegfried Lines, 1940 1940

£120.00

Peter J Corbett,

The Battle of Bosworth Field, 1485 1977

£125.00

Original folding Map of the Great Western Railway,  c.1922-26

The map unfolds to show the company's rail network and steamer routes, with detailed inserts for Birmingham and District, London & Suburbs, and South Wales.

Anon,

Map of the Great Western Railway, c. 1922-26 c.1922-26

£45.00