The collection of original maritime posters focuses mainly on cruise liners and the great routes. Shipping companies caught on to the poster trend as early as the mid-19th century. The most famous French shipping companies to have commissioned artists to create posters include the Messageries Maritimes, the Chargeurs Réunis, the Compagnie Havraise Péninsulaire, the Compagnie Touache which went on to be sold to the Compagnie Mixte and the Compagnie Paquet. The Elbé maritime collection includes posters from shipping liners in other developed countries such as the Cunard Line and P&O amongst others. The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and famous White Star Line enjoyed a virtual monopoly on transatlantic routes until the 1930’s and the advent of air travel. Shipping and railway companies captured the public’s imagination with posters bursting with exotic illustrations, often Orientalist, a western tradition that promoted the romantic idea of a faraway land. Schools in every European country emerged, creating specific movements for designing maritime posters. Cruises lasted several months and travelling to a port was also considered an important part of the adventure, not just to the final destination. Artists such as Sandy Hook, David Dellepiane and Albert Sébille all excelled in the art of designing posters. Many great naval painters also added one or several posters to their name. In the 1920s, the French Navy used posters as a recruitment tool by alluding to travel and the exotic unknown: “Join the Navy, you’ll be eligible for a bonus, a stipend and retirement benefits”. Charles Hallo, known as Alo signed a notorious picture portraying a Maharajah, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia and sailors in uniform admiring the incredible scenery. The far corners of the world featured on the walls of small-town train stations, posters inviting travelers to explore the colonial Empire, its islands with the promise of adventure by taking to the oceans. Maritime posters became references in the art world in their own right, with the most famous pre-war art-deco example being one poster of the SS Normandie ocean liner signed by Cassandre.
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Original vintage travel poster realised by Roger Chapelet Circa 1950, Compagnie de navigation mixte
Printed by : Wetterwald
Type of print : Offset
Size : 18,1 x 15,8 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by Noel Revest Circa 1950, Compagnie Française de Navigation - Vers Israel
Printed by : SMAP Marseille
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 39,4 x 24,6 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by Albert Brenet Circa 1950, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique - Détente Repos Confort
Printed by : La Photolith Paris
Type of print : Offset
Size : 39,2 x 24,8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Walter Thomas Circa 1925, Cunard Line - Cherbourg pour New York
Printed by : James Haworth London
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 29,7 x 20,1 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Jean Deslleux Circa 1950, Messagerie Maritime - Le Pasteur
Printed by : Courbet Paris
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 39,4 x 24,8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Roger Broders in 1922, Marseille PLM - Paris Lyon Méditerranée Marseille La grande métropole industrielle et commerciale
Printed by : Cornille & Serre
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 42,5 x 30,7 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by Sandy Hook in 1925, Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique Bordeaux Brésil Plata
Printed by : N R Money
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 40,6 x 29,1 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Gilbert Galland Circa 1925, Levant - Extreme Orient Australasie Madagascar - Messageries Maritimes
Printed by : E. Bauvissat
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 41,9 x 29,5 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised Circa 1930, Compagnie de Navigation Paquet - Morocco - Canary Islands - Senegal
Printed by : B. Sirven
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 39,4 x 24,6 inches
Linen backed
Condition A
Original vintage travel poster realised by J. des Gachons in 1958, Messageries Maritimes - Indian Ocean & Pacific Ocean - Marseille India Ceylon Malaysia Vietnam Hong Kong Philippines Japan
Printed by : ED. Paris
Type of print : Offset
Size : 38,4 x 23,4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster, Chargeurs Réunis
Printed by : Devambez
Type of print : Lithographie
Size : 49.2 x 35 inches
Linen backed
Condition B (déchirure restaurée)
Original vintage travel poster realised by Alphons Dullaart in 1949, Holland America Line
Printed by : printed in Netherlands
Type of print : Offset
Size : 37.8 x 24.2 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by G.Gachons in 1958, messageries maritimes Caledonia
Printed by : Printed in France
Type of print : Offset
Size : 19.5 x 12.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Frederiks in 1958, Hollande
Printed by : Kuhn & Zoon
Type of print : Lithography
Size : 39.4 x 25 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by in 1925, Croisières En Méditerranée Paquebot Providence Marseille Alexandrie Beyrouth
Printed by : Alépée &Cie
Type of print : Lithography
Size : 37.4 x 23.2 inches
Linen backed
Condition B
Original vintage travel poster realised by Poulain in 1950, Messagerie Maritime Union Française Métropole
Printed by : Anonyme
Type of print : Offset
Size : 38 x 24.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised in 1920, Messageries Fluviales De France
Printed by : Charles Crabbe
Size : 46.3 x 31.5 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage travel poster realised by Anonyme Circa 1930, De Rouen Au Havre Par La Seine Maritime
Printed by : Lucien serre
Size : 39.8 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by J.Bouchaud Circa 1925, L'extrême Orient par les Messageries Maritimes
Printed by : les Imp Frères Réunis
Size : 39 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Jean Brouillé Circa 1950, Chargeurs Réunis à Travers le Monde
Printed by : diffusion et publicité
Size : 37.8 x 21.9 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by A Brenet Circa 1950, Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique
Printed by : A .G Paris
Size : 39.4 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Lefort in 1950, Messageries Maritime To All Continents
Printed by : Dufournet
Size : 39.4 x 24.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Henri Rudaux in 1909, Messagerie Maritime Paquebot Poste Français
Printed by : E. Dauvissat
Size : 42.5 x 25.6 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Maurice randall in 1930, Blue Starline - Mediteranean
Printed by : Mc Corquodal
Size : 39.4 x 24 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster anonyme in 1923
Printed by : Waterlow & Son LTD
Size : 39.4 x 24.8 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Mc Corquodale in 1926, France Angleterre via Calaix Douvre
Printed by :
Size : 41.3 x 29.5 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Rémon in 1950, Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis
Printed by : Gaillard
Size : 39.4 x 24.4 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
Original vintage poster realised by Albert Sebille, 1925
Printed by : Maquet graveur
Size : 41.3 x 28.1 inches
Linen backed
Condition B+
