C1942

World Amp Map

Rare World War II Ampol advertising map with the slogans, ‘In Wartime Buy Australian” and “Australia Merits Preference.” Shows the British Empire in red with other colonial powers shown as per the colour key at bottom. To support world war II, … Read Full Description

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S/N: POST-1942-WAM–232971
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Full Title:

World Amp Map

Date:

C1942

Condition:

In good condition, with folds as issued. Laid onto archival linen.

Technique:

Lithograph printed in colour.

Image Size: 

980mm 
x 570mm

Paper Size: 

1015mm 
x 605mm
AUTHENTICITY
World Amp Map - Vintage Map from 1942

Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:

1942

Description:

Rare World War II Ampol advertising map with the slogans, ‘In Wartime Buy Australian” and “Australia Merits Preference.” Shows the British Empire in red with other colonial powers shown as per the colour key at bottom.

To support world war II, the War Savings Campaign was set up. War savings were not only limited to the purchase of certificates and bonds, but also used local collections to raise money for aeroplanes, tanks and any items which were urgently needed for the war effort.

Collections:
National Library of Australia, Bib ID4933653

 

Clive Barrass (1906 - 1970)

Barrass was born in Melbourne and moved to Sydney when he was young. He held the Australian diving championship from 1927 to 1930, and served with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II. Clive Barrass was a co-founder of Australian Guide Book Co. with Cecil Gregory in 1933. Together they produced the first Gregory's Street Directory of Sydney and Suburbs. Maps drafted or drawn by Clive Barrass were published under his personal name, as well as his company name, the Clive Barrass Map Publishing Company.

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