It's Quicker by Rail - Whitby - Captain Cook

Made:
circa 1937
artist:
Doris Clare Zinkeisen
printer:
Haycock Press Limited
publisher:
London & North Eastern Railway
It's Quicker by Rail - Whitby - Captain Cook (poster)

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Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, Whitby, Captain Cook at Whitby by Doris Zinkeisen, about 1937. Depicts Captain Cook and two Royal Navy officers consulting a chart on top of a barrel, with ships in Whitby harbour, and St Mary's Church and Whitby Abbey in the background. Accompanying text reads "His voyages round the world for making new discoveries were undertaken in the Endeavour in 1768 and the Resolution in 1772. Both these ships were built at Whitby. It's quicker by rail. London and North Eastern Railway." Format; double royal, 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1977-5605
Materials:
paper and linen
Measurements:
overall: 1016 mm x 1270 mm
type:
poster