This wonderful old map of the Orient Express was originally published in 1947. It was created by Walther Spinner.
The Orient Express is shown on this beautiful vintage poster map. Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery Murder on the Orient Express takes place on this luxury train, which ran from London to Cairo.
It had one of the longest tunnels in the world (Simplon Tunnel), linking Switzerland to Italy under the Alps, which significantly shortened the journey time between Paris and Venice at the time. On this luxury train, fine wines were served, and exceptional service was provided throughout the journey, which only the very wealthy could afford.
This map looks great at all sizes: 18x12, 16x20in (40.5x51cm), 18x24in (45.5x61cm), 24x36in (61x91.5cm), 30x45in (76x114.5cm), 33x50in (84x127cm), 40x60in (102x153cm) and 47x70in (120x178cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 170in (432cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 36x24in (61x91.5cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of the Northern Pacific Railway by Traubel in 1870.
The locations on this map include: London, Paris, Milan, Roma, Lausanne, Geneva, Venice, Simplon, Lac Leman, Bucharest, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Athens and Cairo.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in the Orient Express or in the history of rail travel.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.