BEA London British European Airways Trafalgar Square Chapman
Original vintage travel poster for London by British European Airways BEA featuring design by Kenneth George Chapman (1908-1993) depicting a black and white illustration of a smiling police officer in uniform pointing up at a colourful image of Nelson's Column with red London buses and black taxis driving in front of Trafalgar Square with people walking by the historic 1843 monument dedicated to the Royal Navy officer Admiral Horatio Nelson in commemoration of his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, The National Gallery and St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in the City of Westminster visible behind the trees against the blue sky, photographs of three propeller planes flying around the image set on the red and yellow shaded background with the winged logo above and decorative title text below. British European Airways was a British airline operating services within the UK and to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East from 1946 to 1974 when it merged with BOAC to form British Airways. Printed in England at The Baynard Press. Good condition, creasing, repaired tears.
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