William Bowyer
Cornwall, 1950c
38 x 40 in
97 x 102 cm
97 x 102 cm
CORN603
Vintage pictorial wall map of Cornwall issued to advertise rail travel to the county for leisure purposes. This is part of a series of Quad Royal maps drawn by the...
Vintage pictorial wall map of Cornwall issued to advertise rail travel to the county for leisure purposes.
This is part of a series of Quad Royal maps drawn by the celebrated artist William Bowyer in his youth as part of a contract for British Rail. The maps focus on the history, whimsy and attractions of each county in a style which goes back to the early 20th century and was popularised by Macdonald Gill.
The British Railways logo is superimposed on a compass rose on the lower right while the map also bears a portrait of Edward the Black Prince, the first Duke of Cornwall, a title now associated with the Prince of Wales.
Original colour. [CORN603]
This is part of a series of Quad Royal maps drawn by the celebrated artist William Bowyer in his youth as part of a contract for British Rail. The maps focus on the history, whimsy and attractions of each county in a style which goes back to the early 20th century and was popularised by Macdonald Gill.
The British Railways logo is superimposed on a compass rose on the lower right while the map also bears a portrait of Edward the Black Prince, the first Duke of Cornwall, a title now associated with the Prince of Wales.
Original colour. [CORN603]
