1938 Qantas Empire Airways - A New Air Map from the Australian Viewpoint.By: Rhys William & W. H. Maze Qantas Empire Airways Date of Original: 1938 (circa) Australia Original Size: 40 x 26. 5 inches This is a fine print reproduction of a Qantas Empire Airways travel poster titled "A New Air Map from the Australian Viewpoint. Great Circle Courses to the Four Quarters of the Earth," originally published in 1938 by the commercial artist Rhys Williams in collaboration with the cartographer W. H. Maze. The poster is conceived

After winning first prize in a Chicago roping contest in 1895

The map depicts Peru

a sheaf of grain

including well over 100 place names

Though exact borders are not included

All major rivers and their tributaries are delineated

The lower left features a splendid vignette of Poseidon commanding his entourage

Original Size: 30 x 20 inches

By: Gerard Mercator / Jodocus Hondius

the map depicts much more than the continents and oceans

showcasing the towering skyscrapers of the Financial District

These detailed illustrations provide insight into the labor-intensive methods used before better techniques became widespread