The Coral Route - Limited Edition Print

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The Coral Route - Limited Edition Print | Heath Wilkes

Creating in his Waitākere studio and drawing from his French Tahitian ancestory, Heath Wilkes has created this stunning screen print which is coated with a high relief UV over gloss.

From a limited edition of 118, this work is individually signed and numbered, and available unframed, or we can organise framing for you.

"Why this piece is meaningful to me as my grandfather was Head Engineer & Test Pilot for Teal so being Tahitian would regularly fly this route flying back to visit his homeland of Tahiti.

‘Coral Route’

The Coral Route was the first scheduled air service through the islands of the South Seas. Inaugurated by Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL) in 1951 using four-engined Solent flying boats, it flew into the jet age, becoming the world’s last long-haul flying boat route. Since its final service in 1961 the Coral Route has grown into an aviation legend, the passing decades seeing regular embellishments to old tales. Coral Route is a timely return to the origins of the story.

First charted in wartime the route took passengers from Auckland to Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and the Cook Islands in Solent flying boats. Flying was glamourous, passengers dressed in their Sunday best and when the Coral Route service ceased in 1960 it was the last scheduled international flying boat service"

Limited Edition Print: Edition of 118

Dimensions Unframed:
Imagery: 410mm x 582mm
Paper Size: 515mm x 700mm

Framing:
Please select from UNFRAMED or FRAMED*.
*There will be an additional 10 days delivery for framed prints.
Choose from unframed or framed in a black or white overmatted box frame.

Please Note -
The 'in situ mockup' is merely an example of visual representation within an environment and it does not truly reflect the size of the work. Please refer to the measurements above for the exact dimensions of this screenprint.