1967 BEA Europe Route Map Poster, British European Airways, Original Vintage Summer 1967, air travel tourism, wall art retro decor

This is a beautiful original mid century BEA poster which shows the summer routes of 1967 across Europe. Most locations spread out from London all across Europe. A genuine piece of BEA aviation history.
Printed in Great Britain in 1967.
Printer: Cartographic Press Ltd, Mitcham Surrey, UK for for British European Airways BEA
Dimensions: 39.5 in x 25 in (100 cm x 64 cm)
Condition: some tape marks, some rough edges, bottom left corner edge foxing, see photos

British European Airways (BEA), formally British European Airways Corporation, was a British airline which existed from 1946 until 1974. BEA operated to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East from airports around the United Kingdom. The airline was also the largest UK domestic operator, serving major British cities, including London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast, as well as areas of the British Isles such as the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Formed as the British European Airways division of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) on 1 January 1946, BEA became a crown corporation in its own right on 1 August 1946. For most of its existence, BEA was headquartered at BEAline House in Ruislip, London Borough of Hillingdon.

BEA ceased to exist as a separate legal entity on 1 April 1974 when the merger with BOAC to form British Airways (BA) took effect. However the name was revived by British Airways from 1991 to 2008 when it changed the name of an existing subsidiary, British Airways Tour Operations Limited to British European Airways Limited. British Airways Tour Operations Limited was itself founded in 1935 as an air travel company, named Silver Wing Surface Arrangements Limited.

Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn or stained. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the vintage charm.

When framed these colourful and detailed posters, with vibrant colours can become a centre piece for any room, to remind us of a simpler time.

These posters are sent as unframed. They will be delivered in a cardboard tube for protection.

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