Title - Cuillins of Skye - Scotland - It's Highlands and Islands - The Royal Route.
Location - Isle of Skye and Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland.
Artist - Tom Gilfillan.

Description - A breathtaking evening-light aerial depiction of the view from the mainland with Eilean Donan Castle in the foreground, and the water of Loch Alsh stretching out to the rocky coast of the Isle of Skye with the Cuillins in the background.
The ferry in the distance is probably crossing from Kyle of Lochalsh to Kyleakin, and the view today would include the road bridge.
This is a Macbraynes's poster, but was produced to fit in with the similar railway-produced posters of the time. The space at the top was often used for acknowledging their business partnerships, while it has been overstamped with MacBraynes' own details at the bottom.

Year Published - c1940-50s
Size - Double Royal  (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm) plus linen border.

Other Details:
Original Vintage British Travel Poster.
Printed in Scotland by John Horn Ltd, Glasgow & London

Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+/A-, we have had this poster conservation-backed on linen. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website..
Repaired edge wear, small bottom left corner paper loss replaced, top section had been folded over and torn. More detailed photos available on request.

More About The Artist:
Thomas Gilfillan was a Scottish artist who produced a number of joint MacBraynes and railway posters, and worked for Scottish Aviation Limited producing much artwork for them as well as murals for Prestwick Airport. There seems to be nothing known about him personally.