Railway Map of the Island of Sodor. Thomas the Tank Engine. Rev. W Awdry 1958

Railway Map of the Island of Sodor. Thomas the Tank Engine. Rev. W Awdry 1958

Product SKU: P-6-107610

Price £85.00

'The Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Map of the Island of Sodor, where Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends have their Adventures' by Wilbert Vere Awdry (1958). Children's fantasy map, 28.0 x 53.0cm, 11 x 20.75 inches; Please note that this is a folding map.

CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'The Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Map of the Island of Sodor, where Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends have their Adventures'

The Island of Sodor is a fictional island that is the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry (and his son Christopher), featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. Sodor lies in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and the Isle of Man. Awdry wanted a consistent set of locations for The Railway Series. He was inspired during a 1950 visit to the Isle of Man, which forms the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Awdry, a Church of England cleric, noted that while there was an Isle of Man, there was no island of Sodor. He decided to create a fictional island of "Sodor" as the setting for his books. He located Sodor between England and the Isle of Man, apart from the British railway system, but within the British Isles and somewhere that his readers could easily imagine.

DATE PRINTED: 1958    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 28.0 x 53.0cm, 11 x 20.75 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

TYPE: Children's fantasy map

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

FOLDING: This is a folding print.

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Wilbert Vere Awdry

PROVENANCE: Railway Map of the Island of Sodor, published by Edmund Ward (Publishers) Limited, 194-200 Bishopsgate, London EC2. printed by Straker Brothers Limited.

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