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Artist unknown :Tasman Empire Airways Limited. TEA Ltd [1939-1940]
Date: 1939 - 1940
Reference: Eph-E-AVIATION-TEAL-1940-02
Description: Poster shows at the top a four-engined aeroplane, number ZK-AMA "Aotearoa", seen from below as it flies over a globe of the world, with its route marked from Auckland to London via Australian cities. It travelled via Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Karumba, Groote Eylandt, Darwin, Koepang, Sourabaya, Bima, Batavia, Singapore, Penang, Bangkok, Rangoon, Akyab, Calcutta, Allahabad, Gwalior, Raj Samand, Karachi, Jimani, Sharjah, Dabai [Dubai], Bahrein, Basra, Lake Habbaniyeh, Tiberias, Alexandria, Athens, Rome, Marseilles, London. The route from South Africa to London is also marked but with no city names written in. The poster background is coloured yellow. Other Titles - TEAL Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Screenprint, 1000 x 643 mm.
Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :Sign of the times. London - Auckland biweekly jet service ha...
Date: 1956
From: Lonsdale, Neil, 1907-1989 :200 original cartoons by Neil Lonsdale from 1955 to 1962.
Reference: A-309-061
Description: Shows a man standing on a ladder screwing a new sign onto a post. It says `London 38 1/2 hours'. The old sign, which is lying on the ground nearby, says `London 12,000 miles'. The North Island is beneath him and he is positioned over the Auckland area. In the distance, an aeroplane is flying towards him. Refers to the biweekly air service starting between London and Auckland. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service..