Air France Illustrated Map Boucher Planisphere
Original vintage travel poster advertising Air France featuring a stunning planisphere map design by the French artist Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) depicting colourful illustrations of planes, sailing ships and mythical sea creatures with the route lines marked around the world shown in blue, a decorative sun on the equator lines and the background filled with people in national dress, explorers, boats, birds and other animals, mountains, flora and fauna, ancient and historic buildings, a compass point with the Pegasus Air France logo below the title on a banner scroll in the centre at the top, and a small detailed map of Europe with the tagline - on the wings of Air France discover the world on your own / sur les ailes d'Air France decouvrez le monde a votre tour - at the bottom. Horizontal. Good condition, staining, repaired tears, backed on linen.
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