Zoom Meeting #32, 25th February 2025. 'Shell Road Maps.'

• Presenter: Dr. Ian Byrne
• Format: Structured talk, followed by questions & answers
• Attendees: 39
• View the recording here, streaming length: 1h 17m

Dr Ian Byrne presented a talk followed by a Q&A session entitled "Wherever you go, you can be sure of a Shell map".

Shell's operating companies sold or gave away branded maps at service stations in over 75 countries, starting on the West Coast of the USA in the 1920s, and covering much of Europe, including the UK, and Australasia by 1939.  In the 1950s & 1960s their global reach reached its peak with attractively designed, low-cost maps that were also available through its touring service.  Small numbers of Shell maps continued to be sold at late as 2020.

With around 2,200 Shell maps in his collection, Ian has sufficient to keep the talk lively and of general interest!