Iona - See this Scotland by MacBrayne's steamers / Tom Gilfillany. – Vintage Print
![Iona - See this Scotland by MacBrayne's steamers / Tom Gilfillany., Glasgow : John Horn Ltd. ; [ca. 1930] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5b/5bbc60fd2d8d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Iona - See this Scotland by MacBrayne's steamers / Tom Gilfillany. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Iona - See this Scotland by MacBrayne's steamers / Tom Gilfillany.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Iona, a small island off Scotland's west coast, is the subject here, and the poster's chief landmark is its abbey, the site of the monastery St. Columba founded in 563. Tom Gilfillan's lithograph promotes David MacBrayne's steamers, which linked the Hebridean islands and mainland ports and carried visitors to places that were otherwise hard to reach. Printed in Glasgow around 1930, it reflects the period when transport companies marketed Scotland's scenery and historic sites to tourists. The bold color and simplified forms show how interwar travel posters aimed to make a remote destination feel both inviting and historic.
| Created / published | Glasgow : John Horn Ltd. ; [ca. 1930] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 101 x 64 cm. |
| Genre | Travel posters Scottish 1920-1940.Lithographs Color 1920-1940. |
| Notes | David MacBrayne (1928) Ltd., 44 Robertson St., Glasgow C.2. Printed in Scotland. |
| Subjects | Abbey of Iona (Iona, Scotland)--1920-1940. Abbeys--Scotland--Iona--1920-1940. Sightseers--Scotland--Iona--1920-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,892 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223278 |
More from the Europe collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
