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Creator:
E. H. Spencer, active 1964
Commissioned by British Railways, 1948–1997
Printed by Waterlow & Sons
Title:
York: See Britain by Train
Date:
after 1948
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 39 7/8 x 49 7/8 inches (101.3 x 126.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered, lower left: " EBORACUM OF THE ROMANS | EOFORWIC OF THE ANGLES | YORWIK OF THE VIKINGS | ONE OF THE ANCIENT | CITIES OF THE WORLD | BRITISH RAILWAYS"; lower center: "YORK | SEE BRITAIN BY TRAIN"; lower right: "INFORMATION FROM | PRINCIPAL TRAVEL AGENTS | OF BRITISH RAILWAYS OFFICES | NEW YORK, CHICAGO, | LOS ANGELES AND TORONTO | BRITISH RAILWAYS"

Signed lower right: "E H Spencer"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965
Copyright Status:
© National Railway Museum / SSPL
Accession Number:
B2004.18.14
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
castle | cityscape | coats of arms | historical subject | railway | tourism
Associated Places:
England | Europe | North Yorkshire | United Kingdom | York
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:53385
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