Travel Collection

Imperial Airways poster
Advertising poster for Imperial Airways, The British Air Line : a weekly service between Africa, India, Egypt and England. A passenger biplane flies over a map of Europe, Africa and Asia

Claridges Hotel 1940S
The front entrance of Claridges, one of Londons premier hotels

Short Solent Passener Flying Boat - Victoria Falls - Zambesi
A Short Solent Passenger Flying Boat (G-AHIN) close to the Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River - Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). Date: circa 1949

Poster for Lake Garda, Italy
Poster advertising Lake Garda, Italy -- an idyllic scene

Rhodesia poster
Union Castle Line to Rhodesia poster, 1908 Date: 1908

Reids Palace Hotel, Madeira advertisement, 1928
Advertisement for Reids Palace Hotel, Madeira boasting happy sunny days, no rain and unequalled sea bathing besides many other comforts and advantages. 1928

Skegness is SO Bracing by John Hassall
Skegness is SO Bracing - the famous poster featuring the jolly fisherman designed for the East Coast seaside town by artist John Hassall. Date: 1908

Poster, Chamonix and Mont Blanc, France Date: 1955

Grand Trunk Railway System Poster for rail travel in Canada showing an elephant and a steam engine

The Sketch travel number front cover 1956
Front cover of The Sketch magazines travel number featuring a dapper couple, her in a roomy red coat and head scarf, he in tweed suit and flat cap, about to board a plane to, no doubt

The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson
Double page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film

Union-Castle Line
Poster advertising the Union-Castle Line, a shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and freighters between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977

Union-Castle shipping line poster
Poster advertising the Union Castle shipping lines services to South and East Africa via the Canary Islands and Madeira featuring a big ship forging through the waves

Barry Island poster
Daily steamship service to Barry Island, Wales

Midland Hotel Morecambe
THE MIDLAND HOTEL, MORECAMBE - a magnificent example of the modern style in public architecture of the period - the perfect setting for Christies Hercule Poirot

Cunard Line Poster
Cunard Line, Monarchs of the Sea poster for the Lusitania and Mauretania, 1907 Date: 1907

Gibraltar poster
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Gibraltar Date: 1927-1933

Summer on the French Riviera, eternal sunshine. Tourism poster from French company PLM, with a beach, sunshades and beautiful blue Mediterranean sea. Date: December 1930

Queen Mary, Cunard cruise ship
Poster by Turner of the Cunard liner, the Queen Mary

Poster advertising Aquila Airways, with flights to Madeira

Poster for Valencia, Garden of Spain
Poster advertising Valencia, the Garden of Spain

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a British Spitfire shooting down a German bomber during the Second World War. 1940s

Syria and Lebanon holiday poster
La Syrie et Le Liban. Travel poster from French company PLM advertising Syria and Lebanon as holiday destinations. A charabanc makes its way up a winding mountain road

England / Margate
The busy beach, promenade and clock tower at Margate, Kent, England

1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle
1938 Scott Flying Squirrel 500cc twin two stroke motorcycle roadside circa 1938

Poster advertising Holland America Line
Poster advertising the Holland America Line from Rotterdam, calling at Le Havre, Southampton, Cobh in Ireland, New York and Canadian ports

Anchor Line Poster for ship travel between Gibraltar, Egypt and India with an elephant

Swanking at Whitley Bay
I M SWANKING LIKE AN HEIRESS AT WHITLEY BAY - I VE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT WORK ! Date: circa 1910

Parade at Cleethorpes
The parade at Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, packed with parked cars and people making the most of a summer stroll along the sea front, perhaps to visit the big wheel or pier Date: 1951

Poster advertising the White Star Line, Europe to America
Poster advertising voyages on the White Star Line from Europe to America

Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster
Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily

Empire flying boat
Poster advertising the most luxurious flying boat in the world, the Empire flying boat. This particular model is the G-ADHL of Imperial Airways

Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Tourism poster from French railway Chemin de Fer du Nord for Le Touquet on the coast of north-western France, the beach of Paris

In the Days of Dickens by Cecil Aldin
A coach and horses laden with jovial travellers looking very much like the Pickwick Club drive into a village to stop by a handsome looking coaching inn

Poster advertising Knysna, South Africa
Poster advertising Knysna, a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. A relaxed couple stroll along with golf and fishing tackle

New Zealand travel poster
Poster produced by the Shaw, Saville and Albion Line advertising their passenger liners to New Zealand via the Panama Canal

Juan les Pins travel poster
Poster advertising the fashionable resort of Juan les Pins on the Cote d Azur in the Alpes Maritime region of South East France

Poster advertising Bibby Line cruises
Poster advertising Bibby Line short sea cruises, showing some glamorous people strolling around the deck in their evening dress

Poster, Zeppelin to South America
Poster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934

De Havilland Aircraft Company Poster
Poster, De Havilland Aircraft Company, From Mildenhall to Melbourne in 70 Hours 59 Minutes winning the Worlds Greatest Race

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globe
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and his 32-foot ketch Suhaili, after completing a 312-day non-stop single-handed voyage around the world

Poster advertising Chateau d Azay le Rideau
Poster for French railways, advertising the Chateau of Azay le Rideau

Holiday Poster for Wengen in Switzerland showing a couple skiing

Poster advertising Royal Mail Lines to the West Indies
Poster advertising a Royal Mail Lines cruise to the West Indies on the liner Atlantis

Panhard travel poster
An art deco style travel poster for Panhard showing a steam ship, steam engine and a car radiator grill

Waves at Porthcawl
A young boy defies the waves at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother and her friend look across with some concern at another boy on the railings in the distance

Label Sorrento Hotel
A panoramic view of Vesuvius is promised by the label of the HOTEL MEDITERRANEO at Sorrento, Italy, from its dining terrace

Programme cover, Schneider Trophy Contest
Souvenir programme cover, The Schneider Trophy Contest, September 12th 1931, The Royal Aero Club. Showing a seaplane in flight. 1931

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