1950
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Out of stockDecorative pictorial map of North-Western Africa by Lucien Boucher published by the French bank Crédit Lyonnais. Includes color coded list of agencies and coat of Arms on upper right corner. The lovely vignettes show major buildings and landmarks, parks, roads, cities and towns, etc. Credit Lyonnais, founded in 1863, can be regarded as the archetype of the banking modernization desired by Napoleon III. Title framed with decorative cartouche.
Design by Lucien Boucher who is a famous commercial poster artist and illustrator born in Chartres in 1889 and died in 1971. Graduated from the Ecole de céramiques de Sèvres, he began his career as cartoonist for the satiric newspaper Le Rire. In the 1920s he worked actively as poster designer for the movies and the advertising industry. He designed a significant number of lithography’s inspired by the surrealism style. He’s very well known of a series of posters (advertising & world map) designed for Air France- Dimension: 95 x 69 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockDivertente carta geografica pittorica dell’Italia disegnata da Fausto Borrani e pubblicata a Brescia dall’Editrice la Scuola nel 1950. La carta mostra attraverso deliziose vignette le peculiarità produttive, storiche, gastronomiche e turistiche di ogni regione. L’apparato decorativo è completato dalla bella rosa dei venti che contempla fiori e frutti tipici del Bel Paese. Una delle poche rappresentazioni pittoriche a mostrare il Territorio Libero di Trieste, lo Stato indipendente istituito nel 1947 come da accordi nel trattato…
- Dimension: 42 x 53 cm
- Place of publication: Brescia
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockRare pictorial Lucien Boucher’ map of France published by chemical company Les Mines de potasse d’Alsace. The lovely vignettes are focuzed on agricultural activities of each major cities of the Country. The map is embellished by title framed with decorative cartouche and company’s logo and a large compass rose. Published in Paris, 1950 at Chavane & Cie. Design by Lucien Boucher who is a famous commercial poster artist and illustrator born in Chartres in 1889…
- Dimension: 89 x 53 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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Printed in Genoa in 1950, this tri-fold brochure is one of the finest examples of postwar Italian tourist cartography. The central panel is entirely occupied by a large panoramic view of Lake Garda rendered using the “bird’s-eye view” technique, the unmistakable stylistic hallmark of Heinrich C. Berann. The viewer is ideally positioned to the southwest, with Mantua behind them, and the gaze sweeps northward, taking in the entire expanse of the lake: from the morainic…
- Place of publication: Genoa
- Dimension: 42 x 61 cm
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockWonderful decorative map of the French Alsace Wine Region, home of superb Rieslings and highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines!
A large very decorative promotional map of the French wine region of Alsace by Willy Fisher and A. Cordier published in Strasbourg at Michel in 1950. The pictorial map shows the various cities of the region with icons of the buildings, scenic areas, manufacturing and farming. All the major towns and cities also have their coat of arms. In the right large cartouche with Bacchus. Above the names of the wines.
- Place of publication: Strasbourg
- Year: 1950
- Dimension: 100 x 63 cm
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Out of stockRecto shows pictorial map in colour showing mission-stations, government-stations, colleges, landing-grounds, and medical missions. Verso shows black and white map of eastern New Guinea with government-stations, mission-stations, and a boundary marked, and including index map. Cfr. Maslyn Williams Map Collection MFC 35 mappa nr.11
- Dimension: 33,5 x 47,5 cm
- Place of publication: Berlin
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockDecorative pictorial map of Luxembourg the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. This map by Philippe Dumont and J. Ado Baltus is covered with beautiful vignettes describing major towns and very nice landmarks. Published for Banque de la Societé Generale de Belgique Banque by Editions de Visscher, Bruxelles in 1950 circa.
- Dimension: 40 x 29 cm.
- Place of publication: Bruxelles
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockStunning pictorial map designed by Herve Baille to promote the Messageries Maritime’s new ships “Caledonien” and “Tahitien”. It covers the company’s shipping route from Sydney in Australia to Tahiti via New Caledonia and Papeete. The map is richly embellished with vignettes in Herve Baille’s distinctive graphic style, showcasing flora, fauna, and notable locations. Frédéric Marie Joseph Hervé Baille (21 gennaio 1896 – 3 giugno 1974) è stato un artista e incisore Francese. Nato a Sète, Baille…
- Dimension: 58 x 90 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockStupenda carta geografica pittorica disegnata da Herve Baille per promuovere le rotte nell’Oceano Indiano dei nuovi transatlantici delle Messageries Maritime “Ferdinand de Lesseps”, “Jean Laborde”, La Bourdonnais” e “Pierre Loti”. La grande scena, centrata su Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Comoros e il Canale del Mozambico, è dominata dai quattro transatlantici in navigazione mentre altre raffinate vignette evidenziano flora, fauna e luoghi di interesse. Frédéric Marie Joseph Hervé Baille (21 gennaio 1896 – 3 giugno 1974) è…
- Dimension: 58 x 90 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockLarge pictorial map of Asia designed by Herve Baille to promote the Messageries Maritime’s new ships “Cambodge”, “Laos”, and “Viet-Nam” for the month-long travel to the Far East from Colombo to Yokohama via Singapore, Saigon, Hong Kong and Kobe. The map is richly embellished with vignettes in Herve Baille’s distinctive graphic style, showcasing flora, fauna, and notable locations such as Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Frédéric Marie Joseph Hervé…
- Dimension: 58 x 90 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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A beautiful bird’s eye view of Naples and its Gulf with Ischia, Capri, Procida in the foreground and mount Vesuvius smoking. The striking colorfull view, drawn by F.E. Ciavatti, extend from Cuma to Salerno with in the background Benevento and Avellino. Below legenda listing the distance from the various places to Naples.
- Dimension: 48 x 68 cm
- Place of publication: Naples
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockFine prospect view on Nice, France designed by O. Poisson to promote tourism in the lovely city in French Riviera. Famous tourist sites, such as the Promenades de Anglais, Victorine Studios, the castle of Nice with its famous waterfall, and Notre Dame de Nice are all illustrated. Embellished by a large depiction of the city’s coat of arms situated in the upper right corner. Published in Nice, 1950 by Bonfant & Rampelberg.
- Dimension: 28 x 41 cm
- Place of publication: Nizza
- Year: 1950
