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Tourism - Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923) attributed to - Londo…
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Tourism - Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923) attributed to - Londo…
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Lot no. 113
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Tourism - Gustave Fraipont (1849-1923) attributed to - London to Vienna via Calais-Dover. Circa 1890. Printer Fraipont et Moreau, Paris. 95x65cm. Original poster, chromolithograph, canvas covered. Condition A. Prestigious poster illustrating the fast rail and sea services linking England to Austria via Calais-Dover and the Orient-Express. The central scene shows the Calais ferry terminal bustling with steamers and sailing ships, while a map details the European stops: Boulogne, Amiens, Lille, Brussels, Liège, Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna... This composition highlights the strategic role of the port of Calais and the north of France in international tourism during the Belle Époque and its connection with the Orient Express. A rare and emblematic piece of maritime travel and regionalism.
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