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POSTER FOR THE LATÉCOERE AIRLINES, WHICH BELONGED TO JEAN ME…
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83
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POSTER FOR THE LATÉCOERE AIRLINES, WHICH BELONGED TO JEAN ME…
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
POSTER FOR THE LATÉCOERE AIRLINES, WHICH BELONGED TO JEAN MERMOZ BEFORE 1927
Showing the ‘France, Casablanca, Dakar, Buenos Aires’ route linking the two continents. The maritime route is shown as a dotted line, as it was not until the flights of 12 and 13 May 1930, undertaken by Jean Mermoz with the Comte de La Vaulx, that the first non-stop crossing of the South Atlantic was achieved
Printed on paper
73 x 54 cm
(Sun-faded paper, holes, creases, soiling, scattered tears)
Latécoère Air Lines poster from the collection of Jean Mermoz, dating from before 1927
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Passed down through the family
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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