Travel Poster Air France Planisphere Map Reseau Aerien Mondi...

Hammer

£1,200

Travel Poster Air France Planisphere Map Reseau Aerien Mondial. Original vintage planisphere travel route map poster promoting Air France Reseau Aerien Mondial the global air network of the French national airline carrier. Design by Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) featuring an illustrated planisphere map of the world with route lines and planes in white showing the airline's services to various international destinations including colourful images of famous landmarks, people, animals and ships at sea with the title text in bottom left within a decorative border and clouds, banners and the Air France seahorse (pegasus / hippocampe aile) logo inside a compass point at the top right. Lucien Boucher produced maps and planisphere designs for Air France from 1933; his artwork for the airline is considered an embodiment of the golden age of air travel. Horizontal. Good condition, staining, restored tears, restored paper losses, rough trimmed edges, paper skimming on margins, backed on linen. Country of issue: France, designer: Lucien Boucher, size (cm): 57x91, year of printing: 1947.