Tourism Collection

Promotional Poster for Llandudno in North Wales
Promotional Poster for the Seaside Resort of Llandudno in North Wales. circa 1960s

Cover design, Farman aviation brochure, promoting popular tourism and economical travel, showing a couple in Paris getting ready for a trip to Madrid. circa 1920

Poster design for Southern Pacific travel

Funicular railway, Vesuvius, Italy

Sightseers at the Roman Baths, Bath
Sightseers looking round the Roman Baths at Bath, Avon. Date: 1961

Japanese tourists in Louvre Pyramid, Paris, France
A group of Japanese tourists inside the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France. The Pyramid, made of glass and metal, was completed in 1989

Ireland Invites You poster
Poster promoting Ireland as a holiday destination showing a fisherman seated on a stool at a harbour intent on making a fishing net. Date: c.1935

Advertisement for Mena House Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
Advertisement for the Mena House Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, with a colourful scene of the pyramids. 20th century

Cooks Arrangements for Egypt and the Nile
A Nubian Egyptian man stands in the foreground, with a River Nile steamer in the background, on the cover of Cooks Arrangements for Egypt and the Nile. Date: 1908

Poster advertising trips to Sweden
Poster advertising trips by train and ferry to Sweden, showing Stockholm Town Hall across the water. 20th century

Poster advertising tours of Britain by bus or coach, with a view of Stonehenge. 20th century

Poster advertising Norway, showing a pretty milkmaid with a yoke and two buckets. 20th century

PLM Poster, Touring Club de France, advertising rail travel to Algeria and Tunisia. Showing a man riding a camel in the desert. 20th century

Advertisement for trips to Paris, with a spire of Notre Dame in the foreground and the River Seine in the background. 20th century

White Grotto, Capri, Italy

Elephanta Caves, near Bombay (Mumbai), India
Elephanta Caves, on Elephanta Island (Gharapuri), in the harbour of Bombay (Mumbai), India. circa 1890s

European tourists outside a hotel, Egypt. circa 1870

Royal Mail Line advertisement
Advertisement for cruises de luxe to the Mediterranean and to Norway and the Baltic wwith Royal Mail Line ocean cruising steamers, where the pyramids at Giza

A selection of baggage labels from Algeria. 1929

Beauty Spots and Places of Historican Renown
Cover illustration for Beauty Spots and Places of Historican Renown in Great Britain and Ireland, a handbook for travellers, by Thomas Cook & Son

French rail poster - Chateau de Chantilly
Poster advertising the Chateau de Chantilly, reachable by the French Railway (Chemin de Fer du Nord), featuring the chateau standing elegantly by a river. Date: c.1910

North side of Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
View towards the north side of the Roman Forum, or Forum Romanum, in Rome, Italy, with sightseers walking through. The Forum was the central area around which the ancient Roman civilization

French railway poster - Paris to London
Wonderful poster for the French National Railways promoting their service to London via Rouen, Dieppe or Newhaven. The poster features a typical Home Counties scene

Tours in the English Lakes and isle of Man
Cover illustration for Tours in the English Lakes and isle of Man, organised by Thomas Cook & Son, Ludgate Circus, London

Cooks Tours in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Independent Tours, 1892 -- Cooks Tours in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Thomas Cook & Son, Ludgate Circus, London. The montage of Scandinavian images includes Fantoft Church, Trondheim Cathedral

Holidays in Scandinavia, Iceland and Finland
Cover illustration for Holidays in Scandinavia, Iceland and Finland, with Cooks and Dean & Dawson. A female deer herder stands on a grassy hillside with two deer

Cover design for district railway map of London
Cover design for The Improved District Railway Map of London, showing various landmarks including St Pauls Cathedral, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Cleopatras Needle, Nelsons Column

Tours & Excursions, Emerald Isle
A montage of Irish scenes and landmarks, including the Giants Causeway, Connemara, Killarney, Rostrevor, and a lady playing a harp

Holidays in Spain and Portugal with Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Holidays in Spain and Portugal, the Balearic Isles, Andorra, Madeira, Malta, Gibraltar and Cyprus, with Thomas Cook & Son Ltd and Dean & Dawson Ltd

Cooks Continental Coach Tours
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Continental Coach Tours -- see it all so easily! A roll of camera film shows colourful pictures of holiday resorts, and a coach travelling along a road. Date: 1953

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Interior of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, with a crowd of sightseers under the dome. It was built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome

Cooks Conducted Tours, Paris and Switzerland
Cover illustration of Cooks Conducted Tours, Paris and Switzerland, depicting three scenes -- the River Seine in Paris, an alpine mountain scene, and a lake scene with a chateau by the waters edge

How to see Paris, its environs, and the battlefields
Cover illustration for How to see Paris, its environs, and the battlefields, Motor Tours, with Thomas Cook & Son, Paris. The Old Fortification in the foreground

La Corse travel poster
Travel poster advertising the island of Corsica and depicting a hilltop village. Date: 1930s

Advertisement for Wiesbaden, Germany

Holidays in Switzerland, with Cooks and Dean & Dawson
Cover illustration for Holidays in Switzerland, with Cooks and Dean & Dawson, showing an Alpine scene with a young girl in a field of flowers beside a Swiss chalet

Cooks Nile Service, Ps Tewfik
An illustrated cover of a passenger list for Cooks Nile Steamer Tewfik -- two Egyptian scenes with people, a sphinx, pyramids and palm trees. Date: 1892

Pokrov Monastery, Suzdal, Russia
View of the Pokrov Monastery, or Convent of the Intercession, in Suzdal, Russia. It was founded in 1364, and includes hotel accommodation. early 21st century

Tours and Excursions in the Emerald Isle, with Cooks
Cover illustration for Tours and Excursions in the Emerald Isle (Ireland), with Thomas Cook & Son of Dublin, Belfast and London

French travel poster - Le Pays de Caux
Poster advertising the Pays de Caux region along the North West French coast with two ladies in swimsuits presenting a map depicting all the resorts with beaches close to hand

Advertisement for Hotel Morandi, Cairo, Egypt
Advertisement for the Hotel Morandi in Cairo, Egypt, showing a female figure standing at the side of the Sphinx. 20th century

The Nile -- Notes for Passengers on Cooks Steamers
A bust of Queen Nefertiti in profile, with a sketch of the River Nile in the background, on a Thomas Cook publication, Notes for Passengers on Cooks Steamers. Date: 1937

Cooks Excursionist and Home & Foreign Tourist Advertiser
Cover illustration for Cooks Excursionist and Home & Foreign Tourist Advertiser, with a montage of images around a globe, including St

Paris Exhibition Excursion Arrangements, Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Paris Exhibition Excursion Arrangements of Thomas Cook & Son. At the centre is the Eiffel Tower and surrounding area. Date: 1889

Cooks Tours in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Personally Conducted Tours, 1892 -- Cooks Tours in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Thomas Cook & Son, Ludgate Circus, London. The montage of Scandinavian images includes Fantoft Church

Holidays to Germany, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson
Cover illustration for Holidays to Germany, by Cooks and Dean & Dawson, showing a German street scene, with people sitting at tables outside a cafe. Date: 1958

Castel Sant Angelo and Bridge, Rome, Italy
View of the Castel Sant Angelo (sometimes also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian) at the end of the Sant Angelo Bridge, crossing the River Tiber in Rome, Italy. early 21st century

French Railways Poster for London
Poster by the French National Railways advertising their service from Paris to London departing daily to the ports of Rouen, Dieppe or Newhaven

Santa Maria replica, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
A replica of Christopher Columbus caravelle, the Santa Maria, sailing off the coast near Funchal, Madeira, with tourists on board

Cooks World Travel Service, How to See Europe, 1951
A Cooks World Travel Service cover, How to See Europe, 1951, depicting a Bavarian scene with a castle, snow-covered mountains and trees. Date: 1951

New Ideas in Travel for Holidays and Leave
Cover illustration for New Ideas in Travel for Holidays and Leave. A man stands on the deck of a ship, looking through binoculars at a yacht passing by on the sea

Cooks Tours to the Riviera, Italy, etc
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Tours to the Riviera, Italy, etc, using the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway to Newhaven and Dieppe, programme free from any office of Thomas Cook & Son

Baggage labels from Algeria and Morocco
A selection of baggage labels from Algeria and Morocco. 1929

Germany travel poster
Germany wants to see you : travel poster encouraging tourism, featuring an elegant lady carrying a bunch of yellow flowers in front of a steam train from which she has presumably just disembarked

Female Skier - Czechoslovakia Date: circa 1950

Tourists on Mount Vesuvius, Italy

Lava and tourists on Mount Vesuvius, Italy. late 19th century

Funicular railway, Mount Vesuvius, Italy. late 19th century

Funicular, Mount Vesuvius, Italy
People riding on the Funicular, going up Mount Vesuvius, Italy. late 19th century

Grandes Eaux at Versailles, France
Grandes Eaux fountain at Versailles, France. late 19th century

Poster advertising Airwork for African safari
Poster for Airwork Ltd and Hunting Clan, inviting you to fly Safari to Africa

Poster advertising excursions to Brittany

Little boy inside a cannon at the Tower of London
A little boy poses inside a huge cannon at the Tower of London. Two large cannon balls are displayed on either side. Date: 1963

Poster advertising Palermo, Sicily, showing the 12th century Norman church, San Giovanni degli Eremiti (St John of the Hermits)

Poster advertising Aegean cruises around the Greek islands, including Skiathos, Delos, Skyros, Milos and Mykonos. Date: 1956

Tourists at the Acropolis, Athens
Tourists at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Date: 1965

Poster advertising Lamport & Holt sunshine cruises
Poster for the Lamport & Holt Line, advertising sunshine cruises

Theatre at Epidavros, Peloponnese, Greece
View of the ancient theatre at Epidavros in the Peloponnese, Greece. The theatre seats 15, 000 spectators, and is renowned for its excellent acoustics

Poster advertising Amboise
Poster for French railways advertising Amboise and the chateaux of the Loire

Poster advertising French railways
Poster for the PLM advertising French railway services to Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, and within France itself

Poster advertising the Betharram Grottos
Poster for French railways advertising the Betharram Grottos in the Pyrenees, near Pau --a subterranean wonder of the world, not discovered until 1810, and not opened to the public until 1903

Tourists at the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
A group of tourists visiting the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The building is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada, constructed in the 14th century. Date: 1962

Poster advertising motor coach tours in Greece, arranged by the National Tourist Organization in cooperation with the travel agencies in Greece. Date: 1956

Poster advertising St Valery en Caux, a small fishing port and town in Normandy, northern France, offering tennis, yachting, and gambling at the casino

Grand Canal in Venice
View of the Grand Canal in Venice, with a boat full of tourists on the left and the domes of Santa Maria della Salute in the distance on the right. Date: 1963

Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Tourism poster from French railway Chemin de Fer du Nord for Le Touquet on the coast of north-western France, the beach of Paris

Canal in Venice with a gondola
View of a canal in Venice with gondoliers and their passengers. Date: 1963

Poster advertising Italian Lines to all continents, operated by Fratelli Cosulich, Lloyd Triestino and Adria

Poster advertising Randfontein, South Africa

Poster advertising sea trips to Scandinavia
French poster advertising sea trips to Scandinavia, showing a view of the Fish Market at Copenhagen

Poster advertising Cortina d Ampezzo
Poster advertising the town of Cortina d Ampezzo and the Tofane, a group of mountains in the Dolomites, northern Italy

Poster advertising Deutsche Afrika Lines
Poster advertising cruises on the Deutsche Africa Lines, showing a man on a donkey with a child in a basket on either side

Poster advertising Howick, Natal, South Africa, a popular holiday resort for bathing, fishing, golf, tennis, riding, bracing climate and magnificent scenery

Poster advertising the alpine railway
Poster for PLM advertising the alpine railway between Grenoble and Nice

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