20th Century
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Color pictorial map of Franche Comte now Bourgogne covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of the province with explanation, representing region’s historical figures and events, resources, sights, churches, important buildings, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Relief shown pictorially. Published by Ode Paris in 1951 from a drawn by Jaques Liozu.
- Dimension: 490 x 320 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1951
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Out of stockThis colorful poster was designed for The French Line of cruise ships in 1953 by the French artist Jean Mercier to promote the route that connects France and England to the Caribbean and Central American nations of Colombia and Venezuela. The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, typically known overseas as the French Line, was a shipping company established in 1861 as an attempt to revive the French merchant marine, the poor state of which was self-evident during…
- Dimension: 54 x 32 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1953
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La mappa di propaganda che descrive la situazione politica in Europa allo scoppio della Prima Guerra Mondiale realizzata a Milano dall’atelier litografico Ricciotti al tempo operante in Porta Romana. In basso due legende indicano graficamente il numero delle forze militari terrestri e navali e ai lati le bandiere nazionali. La carta è completata da inserti circolari con i ritratti dei comandanti militari: Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (Francia), l’Ammiraglio Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe (Inghilterra), il Granduca…
- Dimension: 41 x 58 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1914
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Out of stockA decorative bird’s-eye view of the Jerusalem with select buildings shown pictorially; central historical area highlighted; folded into card cover. Drawn by Bernhard Gauer and published in Jerusalem in 1935 circa by Boulos Afif. Includes location of police, hospitals, bus routes and many buildings opened during the British Mandate period: Edison Theatre (1932), Government House (1930), King David Hotel (1931), YMCA (1933), and the Rockefeller Museum (1938). Verso: Historical sketch and 22 places of interest. Bernhard Gauer (1882 –1955) Studied at Munich Academy, then in Italy, eventually settling and working in Dusseldorf. Known for painting, stained glass, and mosaics. Awarded Great Cross of Merit by West Germany, 1952.
- Dimension: 45 x 56,5 cm
- Place of publication: Jerusalem
- Year: 1935
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Out of stockLarge pictorial map of Holland adorned with charming vignettes depicting the key attractions, typical products, historical references, natural and commercial resources of the region. At top left the title with a compass rose, and the edges showcase images summarizing the country’s unique characteristics. Created by O. Menar and published in The Hague by The Netherlands Government Economic Information Service in 1970 c.
- Dimension: 80 x 110 cm
- Place of publication: The Hague
- Year: 1970
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Out of stockColorful pictorial map of the world used as game advertising for Italian airline ALITALIA in the 70s. Trading routes, rights and managing landing fees as well as charter flights. Alitalia – Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A. è stata la compagnia aerea di bandiera dell’Italia dal 1947 al 2021.Aveva sede a Fiumicino presso il proprio hub, l’aeroporto di Roma-Fiumicino. Fondata nel 1946 come Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali – ALII da British European Airways e Istituto per la ricostruzione…
- Dimension: 47 x 76 cm
- Place of publication: Delf
- Year: 1975
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Color pictorial map of Ile de France and Paris covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of the province with explanation, representing region’s historical figures and events, resources, sights, churches, important buildings, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche and compass rose. Relief shown pictorially. Published by Ode Paris in 1951 from a drawn by Jaques Liozu.
- Dimension: 490 x 320 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1951
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Out of stockRara prima edizione del sontuoso ed elegantissimo atlante d’Italia compilato da Giovanni de Agostini corredato dall’interessante testo in due colori di G.Lang che descrive le regioni della penisola con la tipica enfasi e prosopopea caratteristica di quegli anni tumultuosi. Le 19 mappe sono opera dell’illustratore, pittore e scenografo russo naturalizzato italiano Vsevolod Petrovič Nikulin (Nicouline) il quale illustra i territori con un innovativo gusto geo-pittorico disegnando le città principali con il loro edificio più rappresentativo e arricchendo il tutto con personaggi in abiti tipici, punti di interesse così come le peculiarità agricole, commerciali, turistiche ed industriali delle varie aree. Tutte le carte presentano abbellimenti stilistici come grandi rose dei venti and indicare l’orientamento geografico, decorativi velieri nei mari e grandi cartigli con i titoli. L’apparato decorativo è infine completato dalla finitura dei bordi e di molti particolari con la stampa, a sottolineare l’importanza editoriale, di brillanti colori in oro e argento, uno dei primi esperimenti tipografici di questo tipo. Edito in 999 copie numerate questo nostro esemplare è il numero 127.
- Dimension: 47 x 31 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1941
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Out of stockRare propaganda broadside illustrating the Italian East Africa.
- Dimension: 42 x 66 cm
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1936
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Out of stockA lovely and uncommon map of Southeast Asia showing the French Indochina published in Paris by the pharmaceutical laboratories Neutroses-Vichy in 1939 at Petit Jean. Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam are symbolized by small vignette.
- Dimension: 310 x 210 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1939
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Out of stockSeparately issue version of Federico De Agostini stunning map of Italy, first published in 1946 by Italgeo here in the Arti Grafiche Ricordi edition published in Milan, 1978. The illustrator of the pictorial map is Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline: it shows vignettes of structures, nature, activities, products, crops and many towns and cities labeled. Embellished by elegant calligraphy, compass rose and a Neptune in the sea.
Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline (1890-1962) was a renowned Russian painter, printmaker, ceramicist, designer and illustrator born in the Ukraine in 1890. For a time he was with the Imperial Academy of Petersburg. His teaching career there was interrupted by the Bolshevik revolution. He was forced to flee and, after a daring journey, arrived in Constantinople accompanied by the Countess Bossalinie Aida who later became his wife. They survived in this city with menial jobs, and were finally able to join relatives in Genoa in 1920 where he held his first exhibition. In 1922 he moved to Nervi, opening a studio at the first Polish residence, meeting other Russian and Polish exiles. His years were rich in relationships, artists, and writers for whom he designed several books and arranged illustrations, commissions of portraits and more. In 1941 he was inaugurated into the Teatro Carlo Felice and designed sets for La Scala and the Metropolitan New York. He was an important illustrator of more than 100 children’s books.- Dimension: 80 x 64 cm.
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1978
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Out of stockSeparately issue version of Federico De Agostini stunning map of Italy, first published in 1946 by Italgeo. Published in Milan as ad for Motta, 1960. The illustrator of the pictorial map is Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline: it shows vignettes of structures, nature, activities, products, crops and many towns and cities labeled. Embellished by elegant calligraphy, compass rose and a Neptune in the sea.
Vsevolod Petrovic Nicouline (1890-1962) was a renowned Russian painter, printmaker, ceramicist, designer and illustrator born in the Ukraine in 1890. For a time he was with the Imperial Academy of Petersburg. His teaching career there was interrupted by the Bolshevik revolution. He was forced to flee and, after a daring journey, arrived in Constantinople accompanied by the Countess Bossalinie Aida who later became his wife. They survived in this city with menial jobs, and were finally able to join relatives in Genoa in 1920 where he held his first exhibition. In 1922 he moved to Nervi, opening a studio at the first Polish residence, meeting other Russian and Polish exiles. His years were rich in relationships, artists, and writers for whom he designed several books and arranged illustrations, commissions of portraits and more. In 1941 he was inaugurated into the Teatro Carlo Felice and designed sets for La Scala and the Metropolitan New York. He was an important illustrator of more than 100 children’s books.- Dimension: 80 x 64 cm.
- Place of publication: Milan
- Year: 1960
