Poisonous Mushrooms: Thirty one poisonous species. Smith, originally an archaeologist, became known for his illustrations and writings on fungi and influential in the relatively new branch of biology dedicated to their study, mycology.

Fly the Atlantic by BOAC: Promotional poster of an origami Atlantic to advertise the introduction of the Stratocruiser Speedbird to the BOAC fleet.

Malaria – Tertiana: Epidemiological chart of Malaria

Temperate zone : Comparative chart showing the environment and townscapes of a temperate zone – that which lies between the subtropics and the polar circles.

Baleares: Promotional poster advertising Air France’s flights to the Balearics by Lucien Boucher.

Paquebot ‘Antilles’: Cross-section of the French cruise ship operating in the tropics for the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique

Chamonix: Le Plus Haut Telefrique du Monde, Francaise des Chemins de Fer de Montagne promotional poster for the first Aiguille du Midi-Mont-Blanc cable car in assoctian with PLM (Paris-Lyon-Mediterannee Railways). By Henri Dormoy.

P & Cruises Passenger Services Cover Half of the World: Promotional poster for Peninsular and Oriental cruises with a map of Southeast Asia and Australia.

Vintage pictorial map of Switzerland, showing the major roads, railways, and tourist destinations with charming period illustrations.

Air France: Briguet-Wibault type 283 T. Cutaway of the cantilever monoplane. Only ten examples were built.

London Transport: The Londoner’s Transport Throughout the Ages. Quad Royal poster showing the development in the means of travel Overground & Underground.

Pictorial map of the world as a double hemisphere promoting the global air routes of Air France.. Designed by the iconic French poster artist Lucien Boucher.

Racing: From one of the leading American lithographic and engraving establishments.

Reseau Aerien Mondial: Map of the world on Mercator’s Projection by Lucien Boucher promoting Air France’s routes from Paris to South America, Africa, and Asia.

India: Promotional poster for Mount Abu and Lake Nakki, Rajasthan. Issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Printed in Madras.

Baleares: Promotional poster advertising Air France’s flights to the Balearics by Lucien Boucher.

Lebanon: Travel poster published by the Conseil National du Tourisme au Liban to promote Lebanon as a tourist destination. The photograph is credited to ‘Fattal’, possibly the Lebanese artist Simone Fattal. Printed by the prestigious Draeger firm in Paris.

Planisphere: World map poster with a border proclaiming “Zones de la Liberation” in reference to the end of World War II

A vintage pictorial map poster advertising Thailand as a tourist destination. Cities and landmarks are illustrated alongside native flora and fauna, and scenes of local life.

Vintage advertising poster published to promote the Vesuviana Coffee Maker, a distinctive Italian-made coffee machine, to the French market.

Vintage Quad Royal map of Somerset, published by British Railways to promote tourist travel. Designed by artist William Bowyer and first published in c.1948.

Promotional poster for Air France by Lucien Boucher centred on Europe, Africa, and Asia, and showing the international air routes.

Lucknow: City of Gardens. Newsome and fellow artist Kathleen Nixon were commissioned by the Oxford University Press to visit India following which the Indian State Railways commissioned a series of posters. Printed in Calcutta.

Cuba: Met Rosanna naar Havana. Promotional poster for Martinair and group Cubanacan. By Sylvan Steenbrink.

Vintage advertising poster for Maletti salami with the tagline ‘Embutido de Fama Universal’ (World Famous Sausage), suggesting it was aimed at the Spanish market.

Sur les Ailes d’Air France Decouvrez le Monde a Votre Tour: Promotional poster of a double hemisphere world highlighting air routes and surrounded with illustrations of European explorers by Lucien Boucher.

Promotional poster for Air France. Double hemisphere celestial map with a globe showing Air France’s international routes in the foreground. Original printed colour

Whimsical map of an imaginary fairy-tale kingdom by Czech-born artist Jaro Hess. Peter Pan, Little Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella are amongst the characters featured.

Fliegen sei mit (Fly with Me) – The Rainbow: German promotional poster advertising the launch of Pan Am’s famous Rainbow Service across the Atlantic. In 1952, Pan Am revolutionised the airline industry by introducing their Rainbow Service, the first all-tourist (what became known as economy) flights across the Atlantic opening air travel to the mass market.

Paris Welcomes You: Promotional poster to advertise French State Railways for visitors to the 1937 Paris Exposition

Hawaiian Air: Promotional poster showing Hawaiian Air’s routes, distances and durations throughout the islands.

Reseau Aerien Mondial: Map of the world on Mercator’s Projection by Lucien Boucher. This is one of a series in the style of the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century with multiple vignettes and illustrations. Political divisions are kept to a minimum with the planisphere adapted to showcase the reach and spread of the network of Air France routes. This example is from a run of 300.

Nova et Vetera: Air France promotional map poster after Lucien Boucher. Centred on Africa, Asia, and Europe with Air France’s routes overlaid in red and highlighted with gold, and with vignettes of traditional methods of travel, ships and sea monsters in contrast to the aeroplanes overhead to reinforce the titular theme of “old and new”.

L’Amrique du Nord: Poster map of North America promoting Air France, and its partnership with multiple American regional airlines. By the artist Plaquet.

Thailand: Land of Beauty and Romance. Stylised image of Wat Arun and a Golden Royal Dragon Boat. Printed by Kana Chang Bangkok.

An original London Underground poster encouraging West End theatre-goers to travel by Underground. Many of London’s most famous theatres are marked on the map in red.

Reduced-size pictorial map of the world on Mercator’s Projection highlighting the network of air routes established by Air France.

Cambodia. Vintage travel poster published by the Office de Tourisme Indochinois to promote tourism to Cambodia. Printed in Hanoi by D’Extreme Orient.

Royal Mail Promotional poster for the Atlantis (the redeployed Andes after its service in WWI). Shoesmith was a naval cadet, later working on the Royal Mail line before becoming a successful marine artist.

Pictorial map of London, first published in a larger format in 1947 by British poster artist Kerry Lee. All of London’s famous landmarks are illustrated, as are many historical figures.

Crociera Aerea Transatlantica: Celebrating the 1930 Transatlantic Air Cruise from Rome to Rio de Janeiro of a fleet of 12 Italian seaplanes led by the head of Fascist Italy’s Air Force, Italo Balbo.

Vintage Quad Royal map of Devon, published by British Railways to promote tourist travel. Designed by artist William Bowyer and first published in c.1948.

Holland-Amerika Line: ‘Rotterdam – New York’. Early promotional shipping poster.

La Route des Alpes: Art Deco promotional poster for an early bus service from Nice to the French Alps by PLM (Paris-Lyon-Mediterannee Railways).

Tropical Zone: Comparative chart showing the flora, fauna, and inhabitants of a tropical environment.

Reseau Aerien Mondial: Air France poster advertising the airline’s global services with the iconic hippocamp logo emblazoned in red. By the artist Plaquet.

World map satirising President Reagan’s Cold War worldview in the late 1980s.

Oval pictorial world map showing the latest iteration of Air France’s route network including the brand new non-stop route between Paris and New York. The artist was Lucien Boucher.

Edible Mushrooms: Twenty-nine edible species. Smith, originally an archaeologist, became known for his illustrations and writings on fungi and was influential in the relatively new science of mycology.

Gill’s iconic pictorial rendition of Ceylon or modern Sri Lanka, promoting tea products, commissioned by the Ceylon Tea Centre.

R.M.S. Queen Mary: Launched in 1934 by the Cunard White Star Line, the royal mail ship Queen Mary, fastest ship of her time, served in WWII as a troop ship. Known as the Grey Ghost she increased her capacity from around 2500 plus crew to transporting a record breaking 15,000 troops at one time. After the war, she continued luxury transatlantic crossings for another twenty years.

Maroc Touristique: Map promoting tourism to Morocco commissioned from the Rabat based french artist Jean Gaston Mantel. With Arabic and French text.

Delhi: Indian State Railways. View of a part of the Lal Qila (Red Fort). Published in Bombay.