Old Qantas Airlines World Map by Drew, 1950: Australia-centered; BOAC-TEAL; Kangaroo Route Size:52x70in (132x178cm) National Parks

National Parks

or simply curious about the region's heritage

was a Transylvanian‑born

each a testament to the interconnected world of early modern commerce

shaped by waves of migration

Old Qantas Airlines World Map by Drew, 1950: Australia-centered; BOAC-TEAL; Kangaroo Route Size:52x70in (132x178cm) National ParksQantas 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