Pictorial Route Map of the Devon General
SKU: 9768
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Pictorial Route Map of the Devon General
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This pictorial route map of the Devon General by an anonymous draughtsman for the principal bus operator in south Devon makes playful references to local history, and shows Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe.
A convict breaks rocks on Dartmoor, while others pursue more leisurely activities including shooting, fishing, golfing and sea bathing. Read more
The costumes (bathing and otherwise) could easily be from the 1930s, and the livery of the buses (red with cream relief) was already current before the war, but the map may well have been issued over a considerable period.
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printed in colours, printed area measurement 35.5 x 43.5 cm, blank verso. Read less