1950 EuropaBy: Leesink Date: 1950 (circa) Dimensions: 15. 5 x 21. 4 inches (39. 4 x 54. 4 cm) This is a fine print reproduction of a decorative pictorial map of Europe produced by Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM. The whimsical map depicts the UK, Western Europe in its entirety, Scandinavia, and parts of Russia and Anatolia. Vignettes sprightly portray iconographic ideals of sport, professional life, tourism and industry for each part of each region, from musicians in

engaging illustrations

mining districts of considerable variety

Many place names north of Mexico correspond to indigenous Indian place names as they had been noted by De Soto and Coronado

Dimensions: 17 x 20 inches (40

The original map was published out of Paris in 1947 as an advertisement poster for the airline

The present map is a fine example of the genre of wall

clothing company which specialized in men's outerwear

5 cm x 60 cm)

The map was originally engraved in the Flemish style by Arnold Florent van Langren and featured in Linschoten's Itinerario

derived directly from information provided by Fra Kino

Being a descriptive portrayal of the history

Australia and New Zealand