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Click here to subscribeOriginal vintage travel advertising poster for Sweden - Varmland - an unspoiled mekka for tourists. Great image of a lady in traditional dress blowing a horn (or trumpet) with clear reflecting water, a church spire and mountains in the background. Country:Sweden. Year:1935. Designer:Beckman. Size (cm):100.5x62.5
Original vintage travel advertising poster designed by the notable Soviet artist, Nikolai Zhukov, Intourist - 4th Moscow Theatre Festival, 1936. Intourist was the official state travel agency of the Soviet Union, founded in 1929. Intourist was responsible for managing the great majority of foreigners' access to, and travel within, the Soviet Union. In 1933 Aron Sheinman started work for Intourist in London and filled the post of Director from 1937 to 1939. When he was dismissed he refused to return to Moscow, and gained British citizenship later that year. Nikolai Zhukov (1908-1973) – People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1955), People’s Artist of the USSR (1963), winner of two Stalin Prize of the second degree (1943, 1951), member of the Communist Party since 1945, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1949). A large part of the artist’s work is devoted to the life and work of Lenin, Stalin, the Great Patriotic War. He painted beautiful watercolors, children’s portraits. Author of dozens of posters, many of which are marked with the “Grand Prix” at the All-Union and international exhibitions of poster. After the war, the newspaper “Pravda” sent their correspondent Zhukov to The Nuremberg trials, where the International Military Tribunal tried the Nazi war criminals (11/20/45 – 10/01/46). There he made more than 400 drawings. Good condition, tears and creases in margins. County: , year of printing:1936, designer: Nikolai Zhukov, size (cm): 100x76
Original vintage travel advertising poster designed by the notable Soviet artist, Nikolai Zhukov, Intourist - 4th Moscow Theatre Festival, 1936. Intourist was the official state travel agency of the Soviet Union, founded in 1929. Intourist was responsible for managing the great majority of foreigners' access to, and travel within, the Soviet Union. In 1933 Aron Sheinman started work for Intourist in London and filled the post of Director from 1937 to 1939. When he was dismissed he refused to return to Moscow, and gained British citizenship later that year. Nikolai Zhukov (1908-1973) – People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1955), People’s Artist of the USSR (1963), winner of two Stalin Prize of the second degree (1943, 1951), member of the Communist Party since 1945, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1949). A large part of the artist’s work is devoted to the life and work of Lenin, Stalin, the Great Patriotic War. He painted beautiful watercolors, children’s portraits. Author of dozens of posters, many of which are marked with the “Grand Prix” at the All-Union and international exhibitions of poster. After the war, the newspaper “Pravda” sent their correspondent Zhukov to The Nuremberg trials, where the International Military Tribunal tried the Nazi war criminals (11/20/45 – 10/01/46). There he made more than 400 drawings. Good condition, small tears and creases in margins. County: , year of printing:1936, designer: Nikolai Zhukov, size (cm): 100x76
Rare original vintage poster issued by the Soviet State travel monopoly Intourist in 1939 celebrating the opening of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition - Vsesoyuznaya Selsko-Khozyaystvennaya Vystavka later known as the VDNKh or Vystavka Dostizheniy Narodnogo Khozyaystva / Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy. Dynamic image of the statue featuring a man and lady striding forward holding up a sheaf of wheat in front of a large red flag and agricultural tractors and machinery in the background with the stylised title text below. Fair condition, large repaired tears, paper losses, creasing. Country: Russia Designer: V Klimashin Year: 1939 Size (cm) 102.5x67
Set of 2 Soviet propaganda posters: 1. Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster Love Nature in the Motherland featuring illustration of two children planting a tree. Fair condition, fold marks, small tears, creases, margins trimmed. County: Russia, year of printing:, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 87x58; 2. Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster 50 years of the International Communist Young Peoples Foundation featuring four young people holding up their fists defiantly. Good condition, creasing on left margin, tears on left margin. County: Russia, year of printing:1969, designer: L. Nepomniachtchi, size (cm): 90x59
Original vintage travel poster for the small market town of Lourdes lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, one of the world's most important sites of pilgrimage and religious tourism. Fair condition, repaired tears, creases and folds, sticker in top right corner, foxing and pinholes. County: France, year of printing:1947, designer: Herve Baille, size (cm): 100.5x62
Original vintage travel poster for the mountain resort of Grindelwald in Switzerland, based on a work by the leading Swiss landscape photographer Albert Steiner. Grindelwald is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In addition to the village of Grindelwald, the municipality also includes the settlements of Alpiglen, Burglauenen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg and Wargistal. Grindelwald village is located at 1,034 m (3,392 ft) above sea level in the Bernese Alps.Fair condition, tears and creases, tape pieces in margins. County: Switzerland, year of printing:1940s, designer: Albert Steiner, size (cm): 100x64
Original vintage travel poster published by the Canadian National Railway promoting the new Canadian built ferry, The New Prince George, connecting the cities of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Skagway and the Alaska through the famous scenic inside passage route to Alaska and the Yukon. S Prince George was a passenger ship built in 1947 for the Canadian National Steamship Company, to ply the route from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Southeast Alaska. She replaced the 1910 SS Prince George of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway which sank under tow in Unimak Pass, Alaska, en route to China on October 25, 1945.Fair condition, paper losses, staining, tears and creases. County: Canada, year of printing:1947, designer: Hw. Souisey, size (cm): 74x49.5
Original vintage travel poster for Larache, a harbour town in the region of Tanger-Tetouan in northern Morocco. Marruecos Protectorado Espanol by the Spanish painter, Mariano Bertuchi (1884-1955). Vibrant image of a narrow alley busy with market stalls, a donkey laden with goods and people going about their daily business. Larache (also El Araich; Arabic: ???????; Berber: Le?rayec or A?rich: the attic or shed) is an important harbour town in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima in northern Morocco. The town was probably founded by the Banu Arous tribe, who gave it the name Araich Beni Arous. Lithograph printed by S. Dura.-Valencia. Good condition, creasing, small paper losses on corners. County: Spain, year of printing:1940, designer: Mariano Bertuchi , size (cm): 23x15
Original vintage travel poster for MS Stockholm and the Swedish American Line from New York to Gothenburg. Very good condition, light creasing, light staining. County: Sweden, year of printing:1947, designer: Cevers, size (cm): 86x63. Swedish American Line (Swedish: Svenska Amerika Linien, abbreviated SAL) is a Swedish passenger shipping line. It was founded in December 1914 under the name Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-Nordamerika, beginning ocean liner service from Gothenburg to New York in 1915. In 1925 the company changed its name to Svenska Amerika Linien / Swedish American Line. The Swedish American Line was amongst the first companies to build liners with provisions for off-season cruising, as well as the worlds first company to build a diesel-engined transatlantic liner. Increased operational costs and stronger competition from aeroplanes forced the company to abandon passenger traffic in 1975,[1] but cargo operations continued until the 1980s. In late 2016 the brand was resurrected as Rederi Swedish American Line AB was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, with plans to build and operate a new cruise ship named "KUNGSHOLM 5". MV Astoria was constructed as an ocean liner and subsequently rebuilt as a cruise ship. She was ordered in 1944, and launched 9 September 1946, as Stockholm by Götaverken in Gothenburg for the Swedish America Line (SAL). She made her Maiden voyage in 1948, under the command of captain John Nordlander. During her seven decades of service she has passed through several owners and sailed under the names Völkerfreundschaft, Volker, Fridtjof Nansen, Italia I, Italia Prima, Valtur Prima, Caribe, Athena, and Azores before beginning service as Astoria in March 2016. As Stockholm, she was best known for colliding with Andrea Doria in 1956, resulting in the sinking of the latter ship.
Original vintage travel poster for Algeria / Algerie featuring an illustration of a lamb, wheat, fruit and vegetables on a blue background. The lamb wears a badge of OFALAC - Office Algérien d'action économique et touristique (1932-1950) - Algerian Office of Economic and Tourist Affairs. Good condition, tears, paper loss in margin, pinholes, light staining, light creasing. County: France, year of printing:1947, designer: Guy Nouen, size (cm): 99x65. Algeria saw its commercial positions on foreign markets increasingly threatened around 1930, hence the wish expressed by the financial delegations that an organization be created to develop foreign trade. The foundation of this new organization is also part of the aftermath of the centenary celebrations of the conquest. A decree of October 29, 1931 created the Ofalac ( Official Journal of Algeria of November 27, 1931). Responsible for ensuring the propaganda of Algeria from the economic and tourist point of view, he had the civil personality (Report printed on the creation of the Office, FR ANOM GGA 8 CAB 65).
Original vintage travel poster for Holland featuring a great illustration of a lady in traditional Dutch clothing holding up her hand to shout and waving a handkerchief in the air. Text reads - Holland - For more information apply to the principle travel bureaux or to the official tourist information office, the Hague. Fair condition, tears, paper losses, creasing, staining, foxes. County: Holland, year of printing:1940s, designer: A.H, size (cm): 75x50
Original vintage travel advertising poster: Washington – American Airlines. Fantastic artwork by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) depicting a view at night of the Capitol Building in Washington DC with white and blue stars in the sky and the text above and below in stylised white, red and blue letters with the American Airlines eagle logo. Lithographed in USA. Good condition, tears and paper losses on margins. Edward Kauffer was born on December 14, 1890, in Great Falls, Montana. By 1910 he had moved to San Francisco working as a bookseller and studying art at the California School of Design from 1910 to 1912. At around this time Professor Joseph McKnight of the University of Utah became aware of Kauffer's work, sponsored him and paid to send him to Paris for further study. In gratitude Kauffer took his sponsor's name as a middle name. Kauffer stopped in Chicago for six months in 1912-1913 and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. While there he witnessed the Armory Show, one of the first major exhibitions to introduce the styles of modernism to American viewers. This likely had a major impact on Kauffer, who would work in many of the same styles throughout his career. He arrived in Paris in 1913 and studied at the Académie Moderne until 1914.Kauffer moved to London upon the start of the First World War, and remained there for most of his career. He was briefly associated with Robert Bevan's Cumberland Market Group and had a one-man show at the Omega Workshops. In Brighton on the south coast, he designed a "novel" mural for the lobby of Embassy Court, a Modernist block of flats designed by Wells Coates in 1935. The mural consisted of "monochrome photographs ... printed directly on to a light-sensitive cellulose coating". Kauffer may be best known for the 140 posters that he produced for London Underground, and later London Transport. He created posters for Shell Oil and other commercial clients, and also illustrated books and book covers. Later he also became interested in textiles, interior design and theatrical design. He returned to New York City in 1940 at the beginning of the Second World War, and tried to find work in advertising. He struggled in the more competitive atmosphere until he was approached to do a series of posters for American Airlines in 1947. American Airlines remained his primary client until his death in 1954. County: , year of printing:1948, designer: Edward McKnight Kauffer , size (cm): 101x76.5
Set of 2 Soviet propaganda posters: 1. Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster We are Giving the Parties to Lenin featuring illustration of a man and lady flying a red flag and holding up a book on a pink background. Poor condition, fold marks and tears, margins trimmed. County: Belorussia, year of printing: unknown, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 70x52; 2. Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster 50 years of the International Communist Young Peoples Foundation featuring four young people holding up their fists defiantly. Very good condition, creasing on margins. County: Russia, year of printing:1969, designer: L. Nepomniachtchi, size (cm): 90x59
Original vintage travel fold out poster for the Holland Africa Line Cruises published by the United Netherland Navigation Company with an image of Klipfontein ocean liner on one side and general illustrations, information and prices on the other side. Formed in 1919 as the Nederlandsche Zuid-Africaansche Scheepvaart Maatschappij. (NZASM), initially with chartered tonnage, the company started a regular passenger service between Rotterdam and South Africa in 1920. The company was soon in financial difficulty, mostly due to competition from the German East Africa Line and in 1924 NZASM started operating a joint service with the Dutch East Africa Line under the management of Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Maatschappij (VNS). The new service was named Holland-Afrika Lijn and operated services from Holland to East and South Africa. The final demise of NZASM occurred in 1932 and it's ships and operations were taken over by VNS but still traded under the name of Holland-Afrika Lijn. After the German invasion of Holland in 1940, the fleet was operated by the exiled Dutch Government and operations to South Africa did not recommence until 1946. The 1960s saw increased competition from the Union Castle Mail SS Co. and an increase in air travel, greatly affecting trade and passenger ships were gradually withdrawn from service. In 1970 VNS became part of the new combine of Koninklijke Nedlloyd and the last passenger ship was transferred to the Hong Kong - Australia route. Klipfontein had been one of the Dutch ships taken over by the War Shipping Administration 23 February 1942, allocated to U.S. Army with the nature of the operating agreement with the Netherlands Ministry of Shipping changed 23 May 1942 to a time charter extending until 1 February 1946. The operating agreement was with the Army Transportation Corps with the ship known as the USAT Klipfontein. The U.S. Army X Army Corps departed San Francisco Port of Embarkation aboard on 14 July 1944 on the way to Oro Bay, New Guinea and ultimately the Philippines. On 8 January 1953 the ocean liner Klipfontein struck a foreign object off the coast of Mozambique in uncharted waters. She sunk in three hours time. All were saved by the ocean liner Bloemfontein Castle under the command of Captain J.H.F. Ferguson. Fair condition, folded as issued, large tear in left hand side. County: UK, year of printing:1950, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 52.5x69 (Horizontal)
Original vintage travel poster Vacation Country Austria / Vacantieland Oostenrijk featuring a great illustration of a young girl in traditional Austrian dress leaning on a suitcase covered in stickers. Fair condition, stains, foxing, folds, creases, pinholes, tears. County: Austria, year of printing:1950s, designer: Atelier Hofmann, size (cm): 94x63
Original vintage travel poster for Westerland Sylt - Design by Kurt Kranz (1910 - 1997) Good condition, fold marks, staining, small tears. County: Germany, year of printing:1955, designer: Kurt Kranz , size (cm): 84x59.5. Westerland is a seaside resort and a former municipality located on the German North Sea island of Sylt. Since 1 January 2009, Westerland has been part of the municipality Gemeinde Sylt. Westerland is part of the Nordfriesland district in Schleswig-Holstein. It is the largest resort on the island, the local transportation hub and the centre of Sylt's tourist industry.
Original vintage travel poster Ravenna issued by ENIT. Good condition, folds, repaired tears. County: Italy, year of printing:1950, designer: Gino Barboli, size (cm): 100x70. Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 until that empire collapsed in 476. It then served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom until it was re-conquered in 540 by the Byzantine Empire. Afterwards, the city formed the centre of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna until the invasion of the Lombards in 751, after which it became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards. Although it is an inland city, Ravenna is connected to the Adriatic Sea by the Candiano Canal. It is known for its well-preserved late Roman and Byzantine architecture, with eight buildings comprising the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna".
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Leipziger Zoo. Fair condition, tears, light staining, folds, paper loss in top left corner. County: Germany, year of printing:1953, designer: Bornschein, size (cm): 84x58. Leipzig Zoological Garden, or Leipzig Zoo is a zoo in Leipzig city, Germany. It was first opened on June 9, 1878. It was taken over by the city of Leipzig in 1920 after World War I and now covers about 27 hectares (67 acres) and contains approximately 850 species. Leipzig zoo is internationally noted for its large building projects such as Pongoland (housing gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo and orangutan) and Gondwanaland (world's second largest indoor rainforest hall at 1.65 ha or 4.1 acres).[4] It has bred more than 2,000 lions, 250 rare Siberian tigers, and other carnivores like bears.[5][6] Leipzig Zoological Garden has been called the "Zoo of the future".
Original vintage travel poster advertising KLM: To All Points West ... Everything Points to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Fun image of a plane flying over various images: a tourist leaning back to take a photo of a tall building, another on a lake holding up his camera in a small boat with mountains in the background, a Canadian mounted policeman ("Mountie") on his horse, a pair of tourists with a map looking through a telescope and a pair of acrobats. Artwork by the illustrator Emile Brumsteede (Mile; 1911-1962). Printed in Netherlands. Good condition, light soiling, repaired tears. County: Holland, year of printing:1954, designer: Mile (Emile Brumsteede), size (cm): 101x63
Monte Carlo Diving Board Girl Domergue Original vintage travel poster advertising Monte Carlo by the French painter Jean Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962), issued by the Monaco Imprimerie Monaco. Elegant pin up style image of a young blonde lady sitting on a diving board and looking out to the viewer with the title text below. Domergue produced several pin-up style posters featuring pretty young ladies to promote Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Good condition, restored loss and tears, staining on margins, backed on linen. Monaco County: 1950s, year of printing:Jean-Gabriel Domergue, designer: 99x62, size (cm): Travel Posters
Original vintage poster for Switzerland - La Svizzera - featuring a group of people in traditional costumes and hats, the ladies wearing skirts with aprons and the man wearing a red jacket. Artwork by the Swiss graphic designer, Kurt Wirth (1917-1996). Good condition, repaired tears on margins. Country:Switzerland. Year:1950s. Designer:Wirth. Size (cm):101.5x63.5
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Skansen – View all year round... Great image of a large white polar bear walking behind a red wooden cabin in the winter with snowflakes falling in the background and a swan in the foreground next to spring flowers on the green grass in front of the cabin, the text above and running down the side in stylised black and red letters (the SE highlighted in red for Sweden in Skansen). Skansen Open Air Museum was founded in 1891 and is located on Djurgarden island in Stockholm city. Printed by Ivar Haeggstroms Boktr. A. B. Stockholm. Very good condition, minor bumps and tears on margins. Country:Sweden. Year:1952. Designer:Olare. Size (cm):100x70
Original vintage travel advertising poster featuring a colourful illustration showing an Indian lady in a traditional dress with a decorative beaded headscarf and a large nose ring, set against a grey background with a black banner below and the text in yellow and white: Colourful Costume India. Produced by the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity, Ministry of I & B for the Department of Tourism, Government of India, New Dehli. Printed by Mew Jack Printing Works Private Ltd, Bombay. Good condition, restored paper loss and tears, backed on linen. Country:India. Year:1959. Designer:. Size (cm):101x64
Original vintage travel poster for Japan featuring a black and white photo of a tree next to lake Motosu , with Mt Fuji looming over in the background. Issued by the Japanese Government Railways and printed by Nisshin printing co, Tokyo, Japan. Fair condition, large tears, several creases, paper losses, staining. The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group. County: Japan, year of printing:1930s, designer: K. Okada, size (cm): 77x53
Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster 50 years of the International Communist Young Peoples Foundation featuring four young people holding up their fists defiantly. Good condition, creasing on margin, small tears on margins. County: Russia, year of printing:1969, designer: L. Nepomniachtchi, size (cm): 90x59
Original vintage travel poster Colete Encarnado Vila Franca de Xira / Red Vest Franca de Xira Village. The Colete Encarnado - The Red Vest is the biggest party of Vila Franca de Xira and one of the biggest regional festivals of Ribatejo. It was held for the first time in 1932 and its mentor was the great agrarian Jose Van-Zeller Pereira Palha, prevailing figure of Vila Franca having been its mayor. The Incarnate Vest always takes place on the first weekend of July and has as its main figure the Campino, an odd figure of the Ribatejana lezíria, which is honored annually by the Mayor of Pampilho de Honor to a campino chosen among their peers. It is a party that lasts three days, consisting of bullfights in some streets of the city (Rua Joaquim Pedro Monteiro, Rua Serpa Pinto, Rua 1º de Dezembro, Largo 5 de Outubro and Praça de Toiros Palha Blanco), for parties in Tertúlias, for concerts in various parts of the city (Av Pedro Victor, Largo da Misericórdia, Municipal Market, Mártir Santo, etc) that promote a conviviality between its inhabitants and the thousands of vacationers who visit Vila Franca at this time. Typically the program also includes a Rociera Mass (Friday), a concert by the Band of the Artistic Atheneum Vilafranquense (Saturday), Concentration of traditional boats, delivery of the Pampilho de Honor, parade of campinos. Great design by Oskar depicting men in red vests riding horses. Good condition, creasing, staining, foxing. County: Portugal, year of printing:1961, designer: Oskar, size (cm): 100x63
Original vintage travel poster Isle of Man for Holidays published by The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. LTD. Train by Travel to Liverpool. Great design depicts a boat at sea above a yellow banner. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited (abbreviated to IoMSPCo.) (Manx: Sheshaght Phaggad Bree Ellan Vannin) is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world, celebrating its 180th anniversary in 2010. The company provides freight, passenger and vehicle services between the Isle of Man Sea Terminal, in Douglas, Isle of Man, and five ports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In May 8, 2018, it was announced that the Isle of Man Government intended to acquire the Steam Packet Company for £124 million. The proposal was approved in Tynwald a week later. TSS “Ben-my-Chree Built by Cammell Laird & Co.(Shipbuilders & Engineers) Ltd Birkenhead for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd, Douglas, Isle of Man. Powered by twin Pametrada Steam Turbines driving twin propellers via double reduction gearing. Speed 21.472 knots(trials) Passengers as built 1,400 crew 68, and 80 cars. Allocated yard number 1320, she was ordered in April 1964,her keel being laid on no.2 berth north yard on the12thNovember 1964. She was launched on 10thDecember 1965 by Mrs Margaret Brownsdon wife of a Director of IOMSP Co,her trials taking place between 9th to 11thMay 1966 on the Skelmorlie measured mile,Firth of Clyde. Following successful trials her maiden voyage was on12thMay 1966 from Liverpool to Douglas. Good condition, folds marks, tape marks, tears, creases. County: UK, year of printing:1960s, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 102x64
Original vintage map poster of the capital of England -Historical Map of London - by the notable cartographer and pictorial map artist Leslie George Bullock (1895-1971) featuring colourful and detailed illustrations including notable landmarks, parks, railway lines, historical buildings, people and workers in different period dress (industrial workers, a highwayman on a horse, printing and weaving, brewing and shipping, knights and soldiers, Canterbury pilgrims, merchants, actors, a friar, Yeoman of the Guard, dockers etc.) and a key showing the time period from the Roman to the Victorian and 20th century periods for the historical sites and features, the line of the City Wall and significant events, framed by various coats of arms with the heading above for the Arms of the City of London and of the Guilds of London with the motto Domine Dirige Nos (Lord Guide Us), and the Metropolitan Boroughs AD 1899-1965, London County Council and Greater London Council, Port of London Authority, Westminster Abbey and London University etc. below and in the decorative corners. Printed by John Bartholomew and Son. Horizontal. Fair condition, creasing, tears, cut edges, pinholes, stains, small paper loss. County: UK, year of printing:1969, designer: LG Bullock, size (cm): 100x67
Original vintage travel poster for Britain featuring a photo taken by the Scottish tourist board of a bagpiper in full highland dress. Good condition, pinholes, creasing, small marks, ink stamp on bottom left corner. County: UK, year of printing: 1960s, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51. The Great Highland bagpipe is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland. It has acquired widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world. The bagpipe is first attested in Scotland around 1400, having previously appeared in European artwork in Spain in the 13th century. The earliest references to bagpipes in Scotland are in a military context, and it is in that context that the Great Highland bagpipe became established in the British military and achieved the widespread prominence it enjoys today, whereas other bagpipe traditions throughout Europe, ranging from Portugal to Russia, almost universally went into decline by the late 19th and early 20th century. Though widely famous for its role in military and civilian pipe bands, the Great Highland bagpipe is also used for a solo virtuosic style called pìobaireachd, ceòl mòr, or simply pibroch.
Original vintage travel advertising poster: Switzerland fly TWA. Images of a plane flying past mountains with a castle, chalet and a traditional Swiss hat filled with flowers in the wide brim below. Designed by American artist David Klein (1918-2005), most noted for his TWA travel advertising poster artwork. Good condition, repaired loss on top right corner. David Klein (February 23, 1918 – December 9, 2005) was an American artist, best known for his influential work in advertising. Although he produced illustrations for Broadway theatrical productions, Hollywood films, the United States Army, and numerous corporate clients, Klein is best remembered for the iconic travel images he created for Howard Hughes and Trans World Airlines (TWA) during the 1950s and 1960s County: USA, year of printing:1960s, designer: David Klein, size (cm): 101x63.5.
Ireland Heysham Belfast British Railways Original vintage British Railways travel advertising poster: Heysham / Belfast - The Royal Mail Routes to Ireland - Holyhead / Dun Laoghaire. Artwork featuring a shamrock leaf, daffodil and rose flowers on a green and blue background by Shearing. The Fleet Illustrating Services. Fair condition, restored tears and loss on top right margin, backed on linen. UK County: 1960s, year of printing:Unknown, designer: 102x63.5, size (cm): Cinema Poster
Original vintage travel advertising poster for United Airlines featuring a watercolour painting by the American artist Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989) depicting a winter scene over Central Park with people ice skating on the frozen water and walking on the snow between rocks and trees in front of the iconic skyscrapers of the New York skyline in the background, the sun streaming through the clouds against a blue sky with the title text below. Horizontal. Fair condition, restored folds, staining on left margin, small restored paper loss in top left corner, margins trimmed, backed on linen. Country:USA. Year:1960s. Designer:Millard Sheets. Size (cm):41x36
Original vintage travel advertising poster for United Airlines featuring a watercolour painting by the American artist Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989) depicting a colourful Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown in San Francisco with a lion dance being performed in a busy street decorated with traditional Chinese lanterns below a blue sky with people watching the parade between pagoda style buildings, the title text below. Horizontal. Fair condition, margins trimmed, backed on linen. Country:USA. Year:1960s. Designer:Millard Sheets. Size (cm):41x35.5
Original vintage travel advertising poster for United Airlines featuring a watercolour painting by the American artist Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989) depicting a sunny seaside scene at Balboa Bay in California with people sunbathing and relaxing in their stylish swimming suits on the sandy beach next to a pier with colourful umbrellas, a palm tree and picnic in the foreground and boats sailing at sea with hills visible in the distance, the title text below. Horizontal. Fair condition, restored fold and spot in image, margins trimmed, backed on linen. Country:USA. Year:1960s. Designer:Millard Sheets. Size (cm):41x36
Original vintage travel advertising poster for United Airlines featuring a watercolour painting by the American artist Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989) depicting a busy industrial harbour scene with the iconic New York skyline including the Empire State Building and other skyscrapers dominating the background, tug boats and shipping containers, seagulls and cranes in the seascape in the foreground, the title text below. Horizontal. Fair condition, margins trimmed, backed on linen. Country:USA. Year:1960s. Designer:Millard Sheets. Size (cm):41x36
Original vintage travel advertising poster for United Airlines featuring a watercolour painting by the American artist Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989) depicting a scenic mountain view at Squaw Valley in California with a group of people resting on their skis framed by trees in the foreground as other skiers zoom down the snowy slopes below the blue sky, the title text below. Squaw Valley hosted the VIII Winter Olympics in 1960 and is one of the largest ski resorts in America. Horizontal. Fair condition, restored fold, small restored paper loss, margins trimmed, backed on linen. Country:USA. Year:1960s. Designer:Millard Sheets. Size (cm):41x36
Original vintage British Railways poster: Visit Lakeland and see the wonderful scenery of Lake Windermere in the Lake District from one of the lake yachts Swan Teal Swift Tern. Great design showing the one of the boats in the middle of a calm Lake Windermere with tourists on board and trees, green hills and mountains in the background, the text below in green with the British Railways logo. Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co., Ltd., London and Middlesborough. Excellent condition, minor creases in margin. Country:UK. Year:1960s. Designer:. Size (cm):75.5x50.5
Original vintage railway poster showing the timetable and price list for return ticket excursions from Manchester to London. Speicial fairs for a football match between Arsenal London and Manchester City on Saturday, 20 April 1963. Score of that match was 3-2 to Manchester City, it was a Football League Division One, the match was help at Highbury. Score 3-2 to Manchester City, Football League Division One, match was held at Highbury. Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006. It was popularly known as "Highbury" due to its location and was given the affectionate nickname of the "Home of Football" by the club. Horizontal. Good condition, fold marks and slight creasing. County: , year of printing:1963, designer: , size (cm): 102x76
Original vintage travel poster promoting tourism in the Soviet Union to France featuring a great illustration of a cosmonaut / astronaut in a space suit with a red star above and a skyscraper and the Moscow Kremlin inside a dark green circle and the Intourist logo in red with the message below in bold black letters: Visit the Soviet Union - The country of the world’s first spaceman! / Visitez L'Union Sovietique Patrie Du Premier Cosmonaute Au Monde! Founded in 1929, Intourist was the official state travel agency of the USSR / Soviet Union. The Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) was the first man in space in 1961. Good condition, small stain, creasing. County: Russia, year of printing:1963, designer: Uknown, size (cm): 98x60
Original vintage Road map of the Cape Peninsula, Malmesbury, Paarl & Gordons Bay Districts. Drawn by A.I Bannerman from the best available sources of information. Presented by the Vacuum oil company of South Africa Limited. Adverts for Pegasus motor spirit and Mobiloil. Fair condition, tears, creasing. Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company known for its Gargoyle 600-W Steam Cylinder Oil. Vacuum Oil merged with the Standard Oil Co of New York, commonly known as Socony Oil to form Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, and is now a part of ExxonMobil. County: South Africa, year of printing:1920s, designer: A I Bannerman, size (cm): 70x49
Original vintage school educational poster - Harvesting Corn in the USA featuring great illustration of American farmers working on a farm with houses, barns and green countryside in the background. Issued by Macmillan's Geography Pictures, page 6. Good condition, light foxing, pinholes. County: UK, year of printing:1960s, designer: Norman Howard, size (cm): 53x43
Original vintage vintage school educational poster - Pulp Mill in the USA featuring great illustration of steam trains and vans carrying wood into a pulp mill . Issued by Macmillan's Geography Pictures, page 77. Good condition, light foxing, pinholes, light creasing. County: UK, year of printing:1960s, designer: Norman Howard, size (cm): 53x43
Original vintage vintage school educational poster - Terminal Wheat Elevators in Australia featuring a large ship docked at a harbour. Issued by Macmillan's Geography Pictures, page 3. Good condition, foxing, pinholes, tears, creasing. County: UK, year of printing:1960s, designer: CWB, size (cm): 53x43
Original vintage vintage school educational poster - Cheese market in Holland featuring a busy traditional cheese market surrounded by classic Dutch architecture. Issued by Macmillan's Geography Pictures, page 15. Good condition, foxing, pinholes, staining. County: UK, year of printing:1960s, designer: Norman Howard, size (cm): 53x43
Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a great patterned design of an Iranian holy shrine. Stylised lettering reads - Gold and Turquoise Repose and Majesty of Holy Shrines, most likely referring to pilgrimage sites in Mashhad and Qom. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. Very good condition, creases on margin. Mashhad , also spelled Mashad or Meshad, is the second most populous city in Iran and the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province. It is located in the northeast of the country, near the borders with Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. It has a population of 3,001,184 inhabitants (2016 census), which includes the areas of Mashhad Taman and Torqabeh. It was a major oasis along the ancient Silk Road connecting with Merv to the east. The city is named after the "shrine" of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam. The Imam was buried in a village in Khorasan, which afterwards gained the name Mashhad, meaning the place of martyrdom. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the Imam Reza shrine. The Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid is also buried within the shrine.Qom is considered holy by Shi?a Islam, as it is the site of the shrine of Fatimah bint Musa, sister of Imam Ali ibn Musa Rida (Persian Imam Reza, 789–816 CE). The city is the largest center for Shi?a scholarship in the world, and is a significant destination of pilgrimage, with around twenty million pilgrims visiting the city every year, the majority being Iranians but also other Shi'a Muslims from all around the world. Qom is famous for a Persian brittle toffee known as Sohan, considered a souvenir of the city and sold by 2,000 to 2,500 “Sohan” shops. County: Iran, year of printing:1967, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 96x68
Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a great photo by Asad Behroozan of a section of the arcades in the court of Masjid-I-Shah, Isfahan. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. Good condition, small tears and creases on margin. The Shah Mosque, also known as New Abbasi Mosque (Masjed-e Jadid-e Abbasi), Royal Mosque, or Imam Mosque after the Iranian Revolution, is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid dynasty, ordered by Abbas I of Persia. View of the Mosque from Naqsh-e Jahan Square It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. The Royal Mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611, and its splendour is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions. The mosque is depicted on the reverse of the Iranian 20,000 rials banknote. County: Iran, year of printing:1960s, designer: Asad Behroozan, size (cm): 98x67
Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a great photo by Asad Behroozan of the rear view Ali Qapu, Isfahan. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. Good condition, small tears and creases on margin, small stain on right margin. Ali Qapu is a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Naqsh e Jahan Square, opposite to Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, and had been originally designed as a vast portal. It is forty-eight meters high and there are six floors, each accessible by a difficult spiral staircase. In the sixth floor, Music Hall, deep circular niches are found in the walls, having not only aesthetic value, but also acoustic. The name Ali Qapu, from Persian ‘?l? (meaning "imperial" or "great"), and Azerbaijani Q?p? (meaning "gate"), was given to this place as it was right at the entrance to the Safavid palaces which stretched from the Naqsh e Jahan Square to the Chahar Baq Boulevard. The building, another wonderful Safavid edifice, was built by decree of Shah Abbas I in the early seventeenth century. It was here that the great monarch used to entertain noble visitors, and foreign ambassadors. Shah Abbas, here for the first time, celebrated the Nowruz (Iranian New Year) of 1006 AH / 1597 C.E. County: Iran, year of printing:1960s, designer: Asad Behroozan, size (cm): 98x67
Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a great photo by Asad Behroozan of Imamzadeh Mahrough, Neyshabour. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. Good condition, tears and creases on margin, small stain on margin, paper loss on margin. Nishapur or Nishabur (also Romanized as N?sh?p?r, Nišâpur, Ni?apur, N?sh?b?r, Neysh?b?r, and Neeshapoor, from Middle Persian: New-Shabuhr, meaning "New City of Shapur", "Fair Shapur",[3] or "Perfect built of Shapur") is a city in Razavi Khorasan Province, capital of the Nishapur County and former capital of Province Khorasan, in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot of the Binalud Mountains. It had an estimated population of 239,185 as of 2011 and its county 433,105. Nearby are the turquoise mines that have supplied the world with turquoise for at least two millennia. The city was founded in the 3rd century by Shapur I as a Sasanian satrapy capital. Nishapur later became the capital of Tahirid dynasty and was reformed by Abdullah Tahir in 830, and was later selected as the capital of Seljuq dynasty by Tughril in 1037. From the Abbasid era to the Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia and Eastern Iran, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center within the Islamic world. Nishapur, along with Merv, Herat and Balkh were one of the four great cities of Greater Khorasan and one of the greatest cities in the middle ages, a seat of governmental power in eastern of caliphate, a dwelling place for diverse ethnic and religious groups, a trading stop on commercial routes from Transoxiana and China, Iraq and Egypt. Nishapur reached the height of its prosperity under the Samanids in the 10th century, but was destroyed and the entire population slaughtered by Mongols in 1221. This massacre, combined with subsequent earthquakes and other invasions are believed to have destroyed the pottery industry the city was known for. County: Iran, year of printing:1960s, designer: Asad Behroozan, size (cm): 98x67
Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a great photo by Asad Behroozan of Oratory, Masjid-I-shah, Isfahan. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. Good condition, tears in margin. The Shah Mosque, also known as New Abbasi Mosque (Masjed-e Jadid-e Abbasi), Royal Mosque, or Imam Mosque after the Iranian Revolution, is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran, standing in south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid dynasty, ordered by Abbas I of Persia. View of the Mosque from Naqsh-e Jahan Square It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. The Royal Mosque is registered, along with the Naghsh-e Jahan Square, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611, and its splendour is mainly due to the beauty of its seven-colour mosaic tiles and calligraphic inscriptions. The mosque is depicted on the reverse of the Iranian 20,000 rials banknote. County: Iran, year of printing:1960s, designer: Asad Behroozan, size (cm): 98x66
Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a great photo by Asad Behroozan of the Main Entrance to Mosque of Gowhar Shad, Mashad. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. Good condition, tears and creases in margin. Goharshad Mosque is a former free standing mosque in Mashhad of the Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, which now serves as one of the prayer halls within the Imam Reza shrine complex. It was built by the order of Empress Goharshad, the wife of Shah Rukh of the Timurid dynasty in 1418 CE. The architect of the edifice was Ghavameddin Shirazi, who is responsible for so many of Shah Rukh's great buildings, with the architectural and decorative manpower supplied from Shiraz and Isfahan. The mosque underwent some renovations during the Safavid and Qajar eras. It has four iwans and a courtyard measuring 50 m × 55 m (164 ft × 180 ft), as well as several shabestans. The double layered dome of the mosque was severely damaged in 1911 in bombings by troops of the Russian Empire. County: Iran, year of printing:1960s, designer: Asad Behroozan, size (cm): 98x67
Original vintage travel poster for Iran Persia featuring a great design by Houchang Kazemi. Issued by Iran National Tourist Organisation. (INTO) Printed by Offset Press Inc, Tehran, Iran. Good condition, foxing, paper loss on right margin. Isfahan (historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan, Esfahan or Hispahan) is a city in Iran. It is located 406 kilometres (252 miles) south of Tehran, and is the capital of Isfahan Province. Isfahan has a population of approximately 1.6 million, making it the third largest city in Iran after Tehran and Mashhad, but was once one of the largest cities in the world. Isfahan is an important city as it is located at the intersection of the two principal north–south and east–west routes that traverse Iran. Isfahan flourished from 1050 to 1722, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries under the Safavid dynasty when it became the capital of Persia for the second time in its history under Shah Abbas the Great. Even today the city retains much of its past glory. It is famous for its Perso–Islamic architecture, grand boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, tiled mosques, and minarets. Isfahan also has many historical buildings, monuments, paintings and artefacts. The fame of Isfahan led to the Persian pun and proverb "Esfah?n nesf-e- jah?n ast": Isfahan is half (of) the world. The Naghsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is one of the largest city squares in the world. UNESCO has designated it a World Heritage Site. County: Iran, year of printing:1967, designer: Houchang Kazemi, size (cm): 98x66
Official Soviet 1968 vintage re-issue of the 1964 poster from an official government series of best poster designs re-issues. Soviet propaganda poster Lenin Military Policy featuring an image of Lenin in front of a crowd of people holding peace banners giving a speech next to his quote - Our peace policy is approved by the enormous part of the Earth population. Good condition, creasing, staining. County: Russia, year of printing:1968, designer: B. Berezovsky, size (cm): 86x58
Original vintage travel poster The City of Glasgow published by Inter City Electric Scots - Design features four photos of churches, landmarks parks and streets of Glasgow. Tagline reads- Close your eyes and your almost there - Inter City Electric Scots. Good condition, folds, creasing, tears on folds. County: UK, year of printing:1970s, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 101x63
Original vintage travel poster advertising the Travelpass 75 ticket for unlimited travel in The Scottish Highlands and Islands by boat, coach or train for 18 or 12 days. Price from £17. Three photos of the modes of transport. Very good condition, fold marks as issued, minor creasing. County: UK, year of printing: 1970s, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 101x63
Original vintage travel poster The Clyde Coast and Country published by Inter City Electric Scots - Design features four photos of a beach, town countryside and a boat on Loch Lomond named the Maid of the Loch. Patterned border with a tagline reading- Close your eyes and your almost there - Inter City Electric Scots. Good condition, fold marks County: UK, year of printing:1970s, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 88x63
Set of 3 original vintage British Railways announcement posters. 1. Original vintage railway poster showing the timetable for the Festiniog Railway. Good condition, Fold marks, foxing and stains on margin. Country: UK Year: 1970 Designer: Unknown Size:101x63.5cm; 2. Original vintage British Railways Modernisation railway notice poster alerting the public of alterations and delays to Sunday trains between kings cross and the North. Good condition, fold marks, paper losses. Country: UK Year: 1970s, Designer: Unknown Size:101x62cm; 3. Original vintage railway poster Overground by Night - Intercity railway, showing intercity night routes. Good condition, fold marks and paper losses on margins. UK County: 1970s, year of printing:Unknown, designer: 101x63cm, size (cm): Travel Poster
Original vintage advertising poster for Tierpark Berlin - Friedrichsfelde featuring a great illustration of a mother and baby elephant on an orange background. The Tierpark Berlin is one of two zoos located in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1955 and is located in Friedrichsfelde on the former grounds of Friedrichsfelde Palace, which is situated within the zoo. As of 31 December 2013, the zoo houses 7,250 animals from 846 species, in an area of 160 hectares. Excellent condition. County: Germany, year of printing:2002, designer: R. Fieger, size (cm): 84x59
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