Imperial Airways Map of London-Ostend, Brussels, Cologne London-Amsterdam Routes
Published by Cook, Hammond & Kell for Imperial Airways. Colour lithograph. Circa 1925. Folded as issued. Advertising on verso 3 panels. Measures 76cm x 61cm. Condition: Very good overall. Some areas reinforced with archival tape. Marks and stains in places. Signs that this map once had paper covers. Please inspect photos carefully.
This lovely pictorial route map covers a limited area with the south east of England and London, as well as some of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Imperial Airways routes from Croydon to Cologne first began in 1924. Later that year, the aircraft illustrated on the map (G-EBIX) was put into service. This was a Handley Page W8f aircraft, later rebuilt as a W8g, named 'City of Washington'. It made its first Imperial Airways flight in November 1924 but was involved in a fatal crash in October 1930.
The map promotes the German spa town of Neuenahr, as well as the routes London-Paris, London-Amsterdam and others.
Free UK delivery. For non-UK delivery please request quotation
Imperial Airways Map of London-Ostend, Brussels, Cologne London-Amsterdam Routes
Published by Cook, Hammond & Kell for Imperial Airways. Colour lithograph. Circa 1925. Folded as issued. Advertising on verso 3 panels. Measures 76cm x 61cm. Condition: Very good overall. Some areas reinforced with archival tape. Marks and stains in places. Signs that this map once had paper covers. Please inspect photos carefully.
This lovely pictorial route map covers a limited area with the south east of England and London, as well as some of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Imperial Airways routes from Croydon to Cologne first began in 1924. Later that year, the aircraft illustrated on the map (G-EBIX) was put into service. This was a Handley Page W8f aircraft, later rebuilt as a W8g, named 'City of Washington'. It made its first Imperial Airways flight in November 1924 but was involved in a fatal crash in October 1930.
The map promotes the German spa town of Neuenahr, as well as the routes London-Paris, London-Amsterdam and others.
Free UK delivery. For non-UK delivery please request quotation
