Paris
Showing 13–24 of 94 results
-
![red cross boucher world map]()
Fine very decorative 1962 Lucien Boucher pictorial map of the world celebrates the Centenary of the Foundation of the Red Cross. (1863 – 1963). The map is embellished by a large compass rose, sea monster and whales in the oceans and especially with numerous vignettes mostly showing medical services and others highlighting world cultures as New York’s skyline, native Americans, llamas in South America, a geisha in Japan, camels in North Africa, the Giza Pyramids…
- Dimension: 59 x 93 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1962
-
![]()
Out of stockA large pictorial map by J. Choain Audiberti of French Equatorial Africa showing several African countries including Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic and the Belgian Congo. The map is illustrated with lovely vignettes of people, farming, trees, mountains and animals like tigers, camels, horses, antelopes, ostriches, giraffes, elephants. It is completed by ships at sea, cars driving through the desert, planes flying over the map; at bottom a fine cartouche with a traditional African village scene surrounding the larger map of Africa. Published in Paris, 1950
- Dimension: 120 x 80 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
-
![]()
Out of stockA colourful promotional map of French West Africa by Leon Craste designed to promote tourism and commercial development in French West Africa, which continued to operate as a political federation until 1960. Published by French Ministry of Overseas in 1951. The map shows the area from Atlantic Ocean to Chad and Cameroon and from Algeria to Togo including the colonies of Mauritania, Sudan, Senegal and Ivory Coast and some of the Portuguese territories like Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria. Illustrations of major cities, agricultural products, natural resources and exotic animals are on display, along with an inset showing French possessions relative to the entire continent.
- Dimension: 120 x 80 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1951
-
![]()
Out of stockImportant tourist poster by Guy Georget, commissioned by Air France to promote travel with the airline Air Afrique and published in Paris by the Serma atelier in 1961. The large poster, designed by Georget with the geometric style and colors typical of African masks, shows the western part of the continent with the A.O.F. in evidence. The A.O.F. was part of the French colonial empire until 1960 and included territories such as the Ivory Coast,…
- Dimension: 98 x 151 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1961
-
![]()
Out of stockA decorative world map showing the significant expansion of the airline network from Paris to Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia and Australia. The map was published to advertise also the comfortable aircraft Vickers Viscount a new British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948, the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. The Viscount was well received by the public for its cabin conditions, which included pressurisation, reductions in vibration and noise, and panoramic windows. It became one of the most successful and profitable of the first post-war transport aircraft. The large map, published by Atelier Perceval as depliant brochure in 1950 is decorated by a compass rose. On the verso pics of the aircraft and description of its comforts and some photos of the most beautiful destinations.
- Dimension: 49 x 88 cm
- Year: 1950
- Place of publication: Paris
-
![]()
Out of stockA decorative world map showing the significant expansion of the airline network from Paris to Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia and Australia. The map was published to advertise also the comfortable aircraft Vickers Viscount a new British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948, the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. The Viscount was well received by the public for its cabin conditions, which included pressurisation, reductions in vibration and noise, and panoramic windows. It became one of the most successful and profitable of the first post-war transport aircraft. The large map, published by Atelier Perceval as depliant brochure in 1950 is decorated by a compass rose. On the verso pics of the aircraft and description of its comforts and some photos of the most beautiful destinations.
- Dimension: 49 x 88 cm
- Year: 1950
- Place of publication: Paris
-
![air france boucher]()
A very decorative world map by Lucien Boucher created for Air France published in Paris at atelier Perceval, 1939. This is one of the first maps of Air France which was founded in October 1933. Shows the beginning routes of the airline, extending west to the Americas and east to China. The route Paris-New York shown dotten because still in study (the first travel was in 1946). The whole world is filled with beautiful illustrations,…
- Dimension: 60 x 96 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1939
-
![]()
Out of stockA very attractive chart of the heavens and the zodiacal constellations designed by Lucien Boucher for Air France published at Atelier Perceval, 1951. The amazing promotional poster, decorated with many attractive drawings and designs, shows the constellations of the northern and southern skies overlain by a globe showing Air France routes. In the four corners cherubs blowing into the skies and the Milky Way flowing through the constellations.The map is decorated with many particulars shaded in gold.
- Dimension: 35 x 58 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1951
-
![]()
Striking pictorial planisphere showing an elongated terrestrial globe with Air France routes in white, surrounded by a richly decorated border of landscapes. The map shows routes east to Japan and west to the Americas. A significant expansion of the airline network. Numerous vignettes illustrate special landmarks, people and animals. Lucien Boucher is a commercial poster artist and illustrator born in Chartres in 1889 and died in 1971. Graduated from the Ecole de céramiques de Sèvres,…
- Dimension: 95 x 58 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1959
-
![]()
The uncommon small version of the world map poster designed by Lucien Boucher in 1948 for Air France. The map shows routes east to Japan and west to the Americas. A significant expansion of the airline network. Numerous vignettes illustrate special landmarks, people and animals. Lucien Boucher is a commercial poster artist and illustrator born in Chartres in 1889 and died in 1971. Graduated from the Ecole de céramiques de Sèvres, he began his career…
- Dimension: 33 x 58 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1948
-
![]()
The smal version of one of Boucher’s most remarkable promotional maps designed for Air France.
- Dimension: 35 x 58 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1952
-
![atlas gastronomy]()
Raro atlante gastronomico, pubblicato in 100 esemplari numerati, che offre un viaggio attraverso le regioni di Francia alla scoperta dei piatti e ricette tipiche di ogni territorio. L’atlante è corredato da 13 splendide mappe pittoriche disegnate da Libis che sottolineano attraverso belle e vivaci vignette le specialità gastronomiche, i vini e le bevande delle città principali. Le mappe sono accompagnate da testi che descrivono le peculiarità gastronomiche di ogni provincia comprendendo anche l’elenco dei principali…
- Dimension: 21,5 x 27 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1938
