Old London-Centered Aviation Route Map, 1947: Azimuthal Equidistant; BOAC 27-city distances; Edward Stanford Finish:Framed map parallel ridges throw evenly spaced

parallel ridges throw evenly spaced shadows

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Owning a print of Dartmoor: The Source of the Tamar and the Torridge allows art lovers and collectors alike to appreciate Turner's unique ability to capture the raw beauty and emotional resonance of the natural world

imbued this map with a unique blend of American and British cartographic traditions

and an appealing aesthetic charm

Old London-Centered Aviation Route Map, 1947: Azimuthal Equidistant; BOAC 27-city distances; Edward Stanford Finish:Framed map parallel ridges throw evenly spacedThe Air Age Map of the World Centered on London, compiled in 1947 by the British Overseas Airways Corporation and published by Edward Stanford Ltd., is a statement piece from the dawn of commercial jet age thinkingbefore the jets themselves arrived. It reimagines the globe through the lens of flight, with London as the fixed point from which the worlds major cities radiate in luminous arcs. In the wake of World War II, BOAC used this cartographic