Title - A Map of Yorkshire - Produced by British Railways.
Artist - Estra Clark (1904-1993).
Description - A truly fabulous detailed map with lots of information, vignettes and characters relating to places and history throughout Yorkshire. The cartographic design and attention to detail is outstanding, with so much wonderful detail to study while waiting on a platform for a train in 1949.
Year Published - 1949
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 102cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The Railway Executive (Eastern and North Eastern Regions) (P.P. 1096)
Printed in Great Britain by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London & Dunstable
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-/B+, un-conserved.
Folds with one minor wear-through, minor edge wear. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Estra Clark (nee Walker) was born and raised in York. She was a pioneering artist and art teacher. She is most known for the five pictorial maps which she produced between 1947 and 1959, including this one for British Railways. See the blog on the Barron Maps website for way more information about her.