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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 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

£1,450.00

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

£600.00

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

£400.00

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

J.B. Priestley's England 1931

£400.00

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

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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

£250.00

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

£250.00

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

£250.00

Printed proof leaflet or notice: Vacances Grande Bretagne

Margaret Bradley,

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

£175.00

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

£150.00

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

£150.00

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

£150.00

Britain's Express Coach Network

Britain's Express Coach Network c.1965

£150.00

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

£75.00

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

£35.00

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

£30.00

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

£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

Bartholomew Railway History Map of Britain c. 1975

£25.00

Touring grounds of Western Europe (folded map)

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

£25.00

South West England Military Edition Map

South West England Military Edition Map 1939

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Abidjan, 1:1000,000 Scale

Abidjan, 1:1000,000 Scale 1962

£25.00

Southern England Ordnance Survey map

Ordnance Survey,

Southern England Ordnance Survey map 1966

£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

Perthshire Western Edition Map, Sheet XXX SE, 1900 1900

£20.00

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

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

£15.00

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

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

£12.50