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Original Vintage Travel Poster Come To Britain Windsor Castle London Cornwall

About the Item

Original vintage travel advertising poster published by the British Travel and Holidays Association to promote the various traditional historic and other tourist attractions for visitors - Come to Britain - featuring the bold stylized title text between three images with small descriptive titles of Windsor Castle viewed from the Long Walk with cows grazing on the side; Pageantry in London depicting Royal Guards on horses riding past trees and people in fashionable summer dress with the historic Marble Arch in the background; and a Cornish Fishing Village with colorful houses on the coast, boats on the sandy beach in the harbour and people swimming in the sea and a man leaning against an old stone wall in the foreground. Printed in Great Britain by Fosh & Cross Ltd, London. Good condition, creasing, tears.
  • Creator:
    Xenia (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1955
  • Condition:
    Good condition, creasing, tears.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012622956732
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