Title - A Map of Lincolnshire.
Artist - Frederick Donald Blake (1908-1997).
Description - A hugely detailed map with all the railway lines and their stations shown prominently, including dates of opening of all the seperate lines, many of which are now long closed. Around these are a whole host of small vignettes of people, places and facts related to Lincolnshire.
This poster is one of a collection saved by a railwayman who worked at Carlisle station from the 1940s to the 1960s. The poster was never used and is in the same condition as originally received at the station for display.
Year Published - 1948
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The Railway Executive (Eastern Region) (P.P.1094)
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London and Middlesbrough
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, un-conserved.
Folds with minor creasing. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Frederick Donald Blake was a member of the Royal Institute and the Royal Society of Marine Artists. He was born in Scotland, and moved to London as a child. He was foremost a painter, but also worked for the Ministry of Information during the war, and for the aircraft and railway industries and on road safety campaigns after the war.
