Title - Dorset - Go There In Comfort By Train (Map).
Artist - Reginald Montague Lander (1913-c1980).
Description - A vibrant and detailed map of Dorset showing railways and roads, complete with sandy beaches and small vignettes of buildings, people and boats. Accompanied by a long numbered list of places of special interest to see, and the county crest at the top of the poster.
Year Published - 1962
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by Southern Region of British Railways AD 9097/A3/62/63
Printed in Gt. Britain by Leonard Ripley & Co Ltd
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, un-conserved.
No folds, minor surface scuff top right, small edge tears with acid-free tape on rear, a few fox spots on rear. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Reginald Montague Lander was a freelance commercial artist in gouache and watercolour, and a prolific poster designer. He was born in London in 1913, educated at Clapham Central School and studied art at Hammersmith School of Art. He became the chief designer and studio manager at Ralph Mott Studio from 1930-9, and worked for Government Ministries and the British Transport Commission. He produced a huge number of posters for GWR, LNER, British Railways and the Post Office, right up to the early 1980s.