Travel Poster Pacific Ocean Islands Illustrated Map. Origina...

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£90 - £180

Travel Poster Pacific Ocean Islands Illustrated Map. Original vintage travel poster - Discover the Pacific - published by the Pacific Area Travel Association featuring a colourful map of countries and islands on the Pacific Ocean with an illustration of a whale in the waves at sea and smaller images representing the people and culture from the region including a traditional junk boat for Hong Kong and totem pole for Alaska being photographed by tourists, a lady in a kimono playing a shamisen music instrument for Japan and a Thai dancer in costume dancing in front of a buddhist temple building for Thailand, a sailing boat for the Philippines and lady walking in front of a long house for Indonesia, a tourist riding a rickshaw in front of palm tree leaves for Singapore and people riding an Indian elephant for India, a policeman in uniform directing traffic for the Fiji Islands and a lady in a straw skirt with flower garland around her neck for Hawaii in front of the volcano mountains, maori carvings for New Zealand and a tourist petting a kangaroo with a baby roo for Australia. Horizontal. Very good condition, minor staining, backed on linen. Country of issue: USA, designer: L. Macouillo, size (cm): 48x56, year of printing: 1960s.