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

£3,200.00

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

Original pictorial poster map of central London designed by Kerry Lee. produced for the 1953 Coronation and is full of period detail, prominent landmarks and humorous scenes. It also includes an illustration of the artist at work (accompanied by his dog, Jim) towards the bottom right corner of the map.

Kerry Lee (1903-1988),

London Town 1953

£1,400.00

Fred Taylor,

Oxford University (British Railways) c.1950

£975.00

Original railway advertising poster, Cheshire Lines Railway. For Business or Pleasure, c. 1932.

George Falkner,

Cheshire Lines Railway. For Business or Pleasure c. 1935

Sold out

Reginald Lander,

Isle of Wight 1961

£650.00

Anon,

Lancashire Coast 1957

£600.00

Anon,

North Wales 1957

£600.00

Bowyer,

Somerset poster map c.1950

£450.00

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

Lance Cattermole,

A Map of Northumberland and Durham 1949

£525.00

Austin Cooper,

J.B. Priestley's England 1931

£375.00

Reginald Lander,

Hampshire. Served by Fast & Frequent Trains 1963

£300.00

Original British Railways (London Midland Region) poster route map, 1952. A very detailed poster map depicting the entire London Midland Region network from London (Euston and St Pancras) to Carlisle, with inserts for London, Liverpool & Manchester, Birmingham, and Nottingham.

Anon,

British Railways London Midland Region 1952

£165.00

Superb, original, station poster map version of the famous London Underground Tube diagram, 1976.

Paul E Garbutt,

London Underground Tube Map, poster version, 1976 1976

£350.00

Superb, original, station poster map version of the famous London Underground Tube diagram, 1971.

Paul E Garbutt,

London Underground Tube Map, poster version, 1971 1971

£275.00

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

Richard Downer,

Panorama of central London from New Zealand House, Richard Downer, c. 1960. c. 1960

£750.00

Jihel,

Les Vignobles de France / The Vineyards Of France 1961

£550.00

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

Les Vignobles de France Vins du Val de Loire 1969

£150.00

J Cunliffe,

Manchester. Britain's Best Centre For Touring And Business 1954

£375.00

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

£250.00

Anon,

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

£250.00

An original pictorial map of East Africa. Land of Sunshine, including modern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. Designed by D.O. Matthews and published by the East Africa Tourist Travel Association

D.O Mathews,

East Africa. Land of Sunshine 1954

£185.00

Original semi-pictorial map showing the location of branches of the Westminster Bank in central London, c. 1950. Illustrated by Althea Willoughby with calligraphy by Henry Ball.

The map depicts places of interest and the mainline railway stations (each of whcih is represented by a charming steam locomotive)

Althea Willoughby & Henry Ball,

Westminster Bank map of central London c. 1950

£175.00

Constantine Anderson,

New York. Map of Midtown Manhattan in Detailed Axonometric Projection 1981

£270.00

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 rare, London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, No. 1 1935.

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 1935 1935

£200.00

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.3 1939.

Version of the iconic Tube map designed by Hans Schleger (Zéró) rather than HC Beck. The inside diagram shows plans for extensions to the Northern, Central and Bakerloo lines. Some of these were in fact never completed, such as the Northern branches to Alexander Palace and Bushey Heath, and to Denham on the Central.

Hans Schleger (Zéró),

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.3 1939 1939

£80.00

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

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No.1 1946 1946

£45.00

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, Jan 1953 1953

£40.00

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, 1958 (revised edition)

Classic version of the iconic Tube map with printed HC Beck attribution. Reverse printed with Index of Stations.

HC Beck,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1958 (revised edition) 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

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, 1963.

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, 1963 1963

£30.00

Original London Transport folding Underground pocket map, printed on thin card, 1966.

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1966 1966

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1967 1967

£25.00

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

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1968 No. 3 1968

£30.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, 1969 1969

£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. 2 1975 (Revised) 1975

£25.00

Paul Garbutt,

Pocket London Transport Underground Map, No. 1 1976 1976

Sold out

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. 1 1978 1978

£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

£120.00

Office poster map on original ebonised rollers, London & North Eastern Railway and its Connections, published December 1937.

LNER,

London & North Eastern Railway and its Connections 1937

Sold out

Original large format London Midland and Scottish Railway map of the company's rail network and connections in Scotland, c.1930.

Anon,

London Midland and Scottish Railway Map of Scotland c. 1930

£110.00

Original large format London Midland and Scottish Railway map of the company's rail network and connections, c.1930.

Anon,

London Midland and Scottish Railway and Connections c. 1930

£90.00

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 double sided folding map published by the London & North Western Railway and Caledonian Railway, c. 1920

Anon,

London North Western and Caledonian Railways map of England, Wales & Scotland c. 1920

£95.00

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

Anon,

Map of the Great Western Railway, c. 1925, in original publicity wallet c.1920

£60.00

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.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

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

£45.00

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

The map unfolds to show the company's rail network and steamer routes, with an insert for the Isle of Man. On the reverse are more detailed maps for Birmingham and District, GWR South Wales Docks, London & Suburbs, Ireland, Bristol & District and the River Thames

George Philip & Son Ltd,

Great Western Railway map, 1920s c.1925

£30.00

Original folding map issued by the Southern Railway in August 1932

Anon,

Southern Railway Maps of the Main Line System (folding map) 1932

£40.00

Original 1924 London Underground folding pocket map of the Electric Railways of London What to see and how to travel. Winter 1924/25 (November 1924)

JC Betts,

Map of the Electric Railways of London, 1924/25 1924

£85.00

Original London General Omnibus Route folding pocket map, 1928.

Alfred E Taylor,

Map of the London General Omnibus Route, 1928 1928

£45.00

Original folding map, The District Railway Map of London, 1908, in card covers. 

The map unfolds to show a a very detailed street map of the central London area, overlaid with the routes of the early Underground railways. The map includes the location of Franco British Exhibition (Wood Lane Station), held in 1908

W.E Soar,

The District Railway Map of London, 1908 1908

£185.00

Rare, original, folding pocket map, printed on thin card, & Guide to London's Odeon & Gaumont Screen Entertainment. Festival of Britain, 1951

HC Beck,

Pocket Map: Guide to London's Odeon & Gaumont Screen Entertainment. Festival of Britain, 1951 1951

£80.00

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

Three original London County Council (LCC)/London Transport Tramways folding maps, with illustrated covers depicting Big Ben & Boadicea (May 1932), York Water Gate (May 1933), Waterloo Bridge (November 1933)

Anon,

Three London County Council/London Transport Tramways folding maps (1930s) 1932-1933

£75.00

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 1948 London Olympics.

Anon,

Pocket London Transport Map for the 1948 London Olympics 1948

£75.00

Folding map issued by London Transport and British Railways for visitors to the 1951 Festival of Britain.

Anon,

London Transport Festival of Britain folding map 1951

£45.00

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

Bartholomew's Map of Scotland of Old by Sir Iain Moncreiffe  (Albany Herald) and Don Pottinger (Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms), c. 1960. This is the de luxe 'cloth folded' version (ie mounted on linen) which originally sold for seven shillings and six pence.

The map shows Scotland divided into Clan 'spheres of influence' at 'about the time of King James IV', surrounded by the Arms and Crests of famous Scottish families and towns

Sir Iain Moncreiffe and Don Pottinger,

Bartholomew's Map of Scotland of Old c. 1960

£75.00

L.G. Bullock,

Shell Historical Map of England and Wales 1971

£25.00

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

British Rail,

North London Line railway carriage map 1984

£40.00

Network South East,

Network South East railway carriage map 1987

£40.00

An uncommon, and early, British Railways folding system map, dated February 1949. The cover features a design by AN Wolstenholme of a steam hauled passenger train travelling at speed. The reverse of the map is printed with ticketing and travel information.

AN Wolstenholme (cover),

Passenger Train Facilities and Map 1949

£25.00

Original, double sided, British Rail Passenger Network folding map, 1968. The front shows the principal rail network of the British Isles in geographic format. The reverse depicts more detailed railway maps of the Western Region, Cardiff, Bristol, Plymouth and London

FH Reitz,

British Rail Passenger Network Map, 1968 1968

£25.00

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

Anon,

Bartholomew Railway History Map of Britain c. 1975

£25.00

Two original 1950s/early 1960s adhesive decals, Texas and Alabama, unused in original glassine packaging.

Anon,

Two windshield/luggage pictorial decals: Texas and Alabama 1950s/60s

£40.00

Anon,

Stanford's General Map of The World on Mercator's Projection 1964

£140.00

Ordnance Survey,

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

£25.00

Ordnance Survey,

Midlands. Military Edition. Sheet 8 1939

£35.00

Anon,

South England Military Edition Map, Sheet 11 1939

£30.00

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

Anon,

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

£30.00

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

£25.00

Ordnance Survey,

England South East & London. Military Edition. Sheet 12 1939

£25.00

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,

Abidjan, 1:1000,000 Scale 1962

£25.00

Anon,

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

£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