Title - Westmorland.
Artist - Daphne Padden (1927-2009).

Description - A verse from the American poet Longfellow is followed by a fun map of this long-forgotten county of the English Lake District.
There are lots of little vignettes showing the places and activities available, the famous lakes, and a background of the railway routes extant at the time.

Year Published - c1960
Size - Double Royal  (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)

Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.

Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, un-conserved.
Some creasing, mainly at top and bottom. More detailed photos are available on request if required.

More About The Artist:
Daphne Padden was born in London in 1927. She was the daughter of Percy Padden, himself a fine artist and producer of artwork for travel posters of the 1920-30s.
She worked as a freelance poster artist for many British organisations and companies during the 1950s and 60s, and then became a fine artist from the 1970s, joining the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, and moving away from the poster advertising world.