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Tourism - Anonymous (XX) - Compagnie générale Transatlantiqu…
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Tourism - Anonymous (XX) - Compagnie générale Transatlantiqu…
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Lot no. 116
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Tourism - Anonymous (XX) - Compagnie générale Transatlantique. Maritime and road map of North Africa. Imprimeur blondel La Rougery,Paris.1951. 64x100,4cm. Original poster, lithograph, canvas covered. Condition A. The poster represents the map of the maritime lines linking Marseille to Algiers, Oran, Bizerte and Tunis, illustrated by the liners Ville d'Alger, Ville d'Oran, Ville d'Arzew and Ville de Tunis. A true testament to tourism and shipping in the Mediterranean, this composition combines geography, colonial history and maritime iconography. It evokes the exchanges between France, Spain, Marco, Algeria and Tunisia. An emblematic CGT piece, sought after for its evocation of the great crossings between mainland France and North Africa in the 1950s. Below right, the map of Corsica.
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