{"product_id":"old-qantas-airlines-world-map-by-drew-1950-australia-centered-boac-teal-kangaroo-route","title":"Old Qantas Airlines World Map by Drew, 1950: Australia-centered; BOAC-TEAL; Kangaroo Route","description":"\u003cp\u003eQantas World Routes, created in 1950 by Anna Drew, distills the optimism of early post-war aviation into a luminous pictorial world. Conceived as an advertisement for Qantas and charting services in concert with B.O.A.C. and T.E.A.L., it presents a confident global network with Australia at its heart. Drew pairs clean, intelligible routing with playful cultural vignettes, offering a world both navigable and richly storied. The included legend clarifies symbols and destinations, inviting the viewer to trace journeys from Sydney and Perth out across oceans and continents. More than a timetable in ink, this is a cosmopolitan manifesto: air routes as ribbons of possibility, binding Australia to New Zealand, Asia, Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrew’s full-color pictorial style is alive with emblematic imagery that lends geographic facts narrative warmth. Australia is celebrated with a koala and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, while a black swan graces Perth—an elegant nod to Western Australia’s heraldry. Across the Tasman, a Maori talisman symbolizes New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea is evoked by a palm crowned with a radiant bird of paradise. Additional vignettes and stylized landmarks signal the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada, India, Japan, China, and island waypoints such as Tahiti, with West and East African shores also referenced. These images do not distract; they choreograph attention along the clearly marked air routes that stitch the hemispheres together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the map’s heart, a compass rose rendered in an Aboriginal design anchors the composition with a distinctly Australian voice. This motif is more than ornament: it is a visual thesis, uniting modern flight with one of the world’s oldest artistic traditions. Around the perimeter, a warm brown border inset with the flying kangaroo repeats Qantas’s most resonant emblem, creating a frame that is at once decorative and declarative. The result is a precisely balanced pageant of national identity and global reach—corporate branding elevated to art, and cartography elevated to cultural storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, the map captures a pivotal moment when air travel transformed from heroic endurance to practical, scheduled mobility. In 1950, Qantas’s expanding long-haul services—coordinated with B.O.A.C. and T.E.A.L.—stitched the “Kangaroo Route” toward London, extended trans-Pacific ambitions to North America, and threaded vital links through India, the Middle East, and the island chains of the Pacific. Africa’s Atlantic and Indian Ocean gateways, from West Africa to Kenya and Madagascar, appear as stepping stones in a truly intercontinental mosaic. The drawing together of Australia with Europe, Asia, and the Americas signaled a reconfigured world map of time and distance, promising a future in which oceans were intervals, not barriers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs artwork, Qantas World Routes exemplifies the golden age of airline cartography, when maps doubled as ambassadors. Anna Drew’s orchestration of color, symbol, and line achieves that rare synthesis of clarity and allure: routes are legible at a glance, yet the eye lingers on the vignettes and the subtle cadence of the border’s flying kangaroos. The legend provides a key to the choreography, while the imagery rewards close study. Seen on a wall or in the hand, it conveys elegance and motion, commerce and culture—an object that celebrates where we fly, how we see, and why the journey still matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountries and regions on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePapua New Guinea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited Kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious Pacific Islands (e.g., Tahiti)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest Africa (e.g., Ghana, Nigeria)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Africa (e.g., Kenya, Madagascar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral Middle Eastern countries (depicted through various symbols)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVignettes: Illustrated representations of different countries, adding cultural context.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoutes: Clearly visible air routes connecting Australia to various destinations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtistic Elements: Use of bright colors and stylized depictions for notable landmarks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompass Rose: Emphasizes indigenous designs and style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorder Decoration: Brown with flying kangaroo motifs, enhancing the overall aesthetic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegend: Provides clarity about symbols used for various locations and routes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtwork Year: 1950\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: Created by Anna Drew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap Type: World Map, Thematic and Pictorial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurpose: Advertisement for Qantas Airways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollaborators: Highlights routes in collaboration with B.O.A.C. and T.E.A.L.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign Style: Full-color pictorial map with cultural vignettes enhancing visual appeal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Icons:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralia:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack swan for Perth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKoala represents Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSydney Harbour Bridge depicted for Sydney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Zealand: Maori talisman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePapua New Guinea: Palm tree with a bird of paradise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Significance: Reflects post-war expansion of air travel and Qantas's role in connecting Australia globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 100in (250cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":58016745554304,"sku":"UM00276150A","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58016745587072,"sku":"UM00276151A","price":202.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58016745619840,"sku":"UM00276152A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58016745652608,"sku":"UM00276153A","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58016745685376,"sku":"UM00276154A","price":202.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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