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The Naturalist finds London an ideal capital

Poster
1963 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Board (issued by)
Chapman, Gaynor Patricia (designer)
Place of origin
London (issued)

Colour poster.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Naturalist finds London an ideal capital (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithography and letterpress
Offset Lithography
Letterpress
Brief description
'The Naturalist finds London an ideal capital'. Colour offset lithograph and letterpress poster advertising the 'Country Walks' books, issued by the London Transport Board. Designed by Gaynor Patricia Chapman and issued by the London Transport Board, 1963.
Physical description
Colour poster.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 101.6cm
  • Size of sheet width: 63.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
'Gaynor Chapman' (Signed.)
Credit line
Given by the London Transport Board
Object history
This poster advertises the Country Walks books and Rover tickets, issued by the London Transport Board, 1963.
Place depicted
London
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
8/D8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1099-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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