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Hamburg via Grimsby

Poster
ca.1924-25 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London and North Eastern Railway (issuer)
Newbould, Frank (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster advertising the London and North Eastern Railway, with a colour illustration of a street of buildings alongside a waterway in Hamburg. A small bridge crosses over the water and there are small wooden boats in the foreground.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleHamburg via Grimsby
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Hamburg via Grimsby'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the London and North Eastern Railway. Designed by Frank Newbould and issued by the London and North Eastern Railway, Great Britain, ca.1924-25.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising the London and North Eastern Railway, with a colour illustration of a street of buildings alongside a waterway in Hamburg. A small bridge crosses over the water and there are small wooden boats in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100cm
  • Width: 62.2cm
Measurements taken from: 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
Marks and inscriptions
'Frank Newbould' (Signed.)
Credit line
Presented by the London and North eastern Railway Co., Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Travel
Tourism
Boats
Place depicted
Hamburg
Bibliographic reference
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
28/D9 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.737-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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