Speedbird BOAC Travel Poster: It’s a Small World, 1945 16x20max50 The Ijsselmeer

The Ijsselmeer

making this map a captivating piece of history and a distinctive art piece

Notable rivers and harbors along the coast

the Dutch land registry and mapping agency

Maarssen: A picturesque town on the river Vecht

Speedbird BOAC Travel Poster: It’s a Small World, 1945 16x20max50 The IjsselmeerIts a Small World by Speedbird: Fly B. O. A. C., created for the British Overseas Airways Corporation in the mid 20th century, captures the optimism and glamour of early longhaul air travel. This antique travel poster is a colorful pictorial world map celebrating BOACs global reach at the close of the Second World War and the dawn of the jet age. Ships sail across stylized seas, zodiac emblems float like constellations, and place names appear in Latin