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Overseas posters, ephemera and artworks. Click on an image for more details. Higher resolution images of all our posters are available on request, or you can view in person at our gallery: 40 Cross Street, Islington, London, N1 2BA

Original French travel poster for Le Velay, Edmond Marie Petitjean, Chemins de fer Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée (PLM), c. 1900. Depicts cathedral and other places in Le Puy-en-Velay

Edmond Marie Petitjean,

Le Velay (PLM) c. 1900

£1,400.00

large format original French bicycle poster designed by Georges Vallée for Aiglon Cycles, c. 1901. Ealge in foreground against mountainous terrain

Georges Vallée,

Aiglon Cycles c.1901

£1,100.00

Original travel poster Mercury Airlines, Sunflights to Spain, 1961-62. Spanish national costume, wine & bullfighting

Sunflights by Mercury

£850.00

Original Air France poster by Guy Georget, 1956, Far East. Stylised Japanese pagoda with a Chinese fish kite and bamboo motif

Far-East. Eastern Epicurean 1956

£850.00

Original travel poster Angola and Mozambique, designed by Mário Costa 1958. The design features an exotic African bird (possibly a Barbet) with waterfall behind

Angola Moçambique. Exotic Africa. A holiday you'll never forget 1958

£825.00

Original poster for the Pennsylvania Railroad featuring an enticing view of the American West with snow-capped mountains in the distance and bear grass in the foreground

For vacation grandeur…..Go West c.1955

£800.00

Original Aer Lingus poster, Dublin Theatre Festival 1958. The design features three theatrical masks above a tie decorated with the flags of many nations

Fly Aer Lingus, Dublin International Theatre Festival, 1958

£750.00

Original poster for Parisian ‘University Week’ by Raymond Savignac 1951. Design depicts student holding diploma & embracing a carved bust

Raymond Savignac,

Grande Semaine de l'Universite 1951

£750.00

Original poster Nuit de la Medicine, au Palais de Chaillot, by Raymond Savignac 1953. Comic illustration of C17th doctor with a bird on his nose

Raymond Savignac,

Nuit de la Medicine, au Palais de Chaillot 1953

£750.00

Original Air France poster by Alphonse Dehédin, 1952, featuring a Lockheed Super Constellation traversing the globe above the slogan Carries Everything Everywhere

Alphonse Dehedin,

Air France / Carries Anything Anywhere 1952

£750.00

Original Swiss travel poster: Engelberg, 1930. Design features a contemporary photograph by A Trottmann of the Uri Alps

£750.00

Original Italian poster, Molise 1947. The design, by M. Ciccone, illustrates lacemaking, wine production, mountainous scenery and beaches

£750.00

poster, Paris Fly TWA Jets, designed by David Klein for Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1967. Eifel Tower surrounded by fireworks, with the silhouette of a jet plane flying overhead

Paris Fly TWA Jets 1967

£700.00

An original British European Airways poster, Fly BEA Viscount 800 to Switzerland, Night and Day Flights, designed by Andre Amstutz, published in 1957. The design features a carved wood ‘Swiss’ couple in the foreground, with the snow-capped Alps in the background.

Andre Amstutz (1925-2013),

Fly BEA Viscount 800 to Switzerland 1957

£675.00

poster by David Klein for Trans World Airlines (TWA) 1967. A montage of New York landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge and St Patrick’s Cathedral

New York Fly TWA 1967

£650.00

An original poster designed by Donald Brun for Linjebuss (Swedish Trans European Bus Lines), 1954. The design features a global motif with the mountains of Sweden connected with ‘the sunny side’ of Europe via one of the company’s distinctive blue coaches.

Donald Brun (1909 - 1999),

To the Sunny Side with Linje Buss 1954

£650.00

An original 1920s advertising poster for the Kaiser Franz-Joseph Haus hotel, featuring the Grossglockner glacier

Herbert Lechner,

Grossglockner 1920s

£650.00

An original Danish tourism poster for Odense, c. 1960. The design by Viggo Vagnby features “The Ugly Duckling” next to an imposing white swan, from the famous Hans Andersen fairy tale of the same name.

Hans Christian Andersen. Odense, Danmark c.1960

£600.00

Original poster published by the Swiss Federal Railway to promote Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, 1932. The photographic image features the snow-capped Jungfrau Mountain.

Swiss Federal Railway,

Interlaken. Switzerland 1932

£600.00

An original, vintage, theatre poster for the Berliner Ensemble’s production of Pauken und Trompeten (Trumpets and Drums) by Bertolt Brecht, 1955. Illustrated by Karl von Appen, the artwork highlights five characters amongst a backdrop of houses.

Karl Von Appen,

Pauken und Trompeten 1955

£600.00

An original poster, published by the Italian Tourist Board for Lake Garda in northern Italy, 1953. The photographic image features the picturesque town of Riva, located on the Lake’s northernmost tip.

Lago di Garda Riva Torbole 1953

£550.00

An original travel poster, Belgium by Viscount, published by Aer Lingus, c. 1957-58. The poster publicises flights from Manchester to Brussels, with a plane flying over Grand Place, Brussels, with beach toys and sand in the forefront.

Belgium by Viscount

£475.00

An original French railway poster published by the Chemins de fer du Nord, featuring the famous painting Le Beffroi de Douai (the belfry of Douai) by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1871), published in about 1930.

Jean-Baptise Corot,

Le Beffroi de Douai c. 1930

£475.00

An original travel poster, Holland by Viscount, published by Aer Lingus, c. 1957-58. The poster publicises flights from Manchester to Amsterdam with a depiction of which is included flying over two Dutchmen, precariously delivery a batch of circular Edam cheeses.

Holland by Viscount

£450.00

An original travel poster for South America published by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij). The image features a DC-4 flying over Rio De Janeiro, imposed on a map of South America.

South America c. 1950

£450.00

Original, photographic poster for Cologne published by the German National Tourist Board, c. 1950. Poster shows Cologne at night, with the caption 'Germany, Cologne on Rhine'.

Cologne, Germany c.1950

£400.00

Swiss Norrland Centre poster by graphic designer Lars Bramberg, 1967. A modernistic design of blue, black and white shapes, creating the repeating pattern 'NC' for 'Norrland Center'

Norrland Centre 1967

£375.00

Original French Railways poster for Jura in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Eastern France, painted by Georges Paronil, 1947. Landscape painting of Jura.

Georges Paronil,

£375.00

Dutch travel poster, See Holland, Tourism Bureau of Holland c.1955. Cor V Velsen. A wooden clog containing a landscape of tulip fields with a windmill in the background

See Holland c.1955

£350.00

Travel poster, Norway and Northern Capitals, designed by Richard Beck, published by the Orient Steam Navigation Company (Orient Line). The design features passengers on board an Orient Line cruise ship with photographic and graphic depictions of tourist destinations in the background.

Norway and Northern Capitals 1937

£350.00

Original poster: “Quinquina Dubonnet, Les Maitres de l'Affiche" ("The Masters of the Poster"), designed by Jules Chéret, 1896. Design shows a well-dressed woman holding a bottle of Dubonnet.

Quinquina Dubonnet (Les Maitres de l'Affiche) 1896

£310.00

Original French classroom poster 'L'art à l'école' published by Ecole Art et Publicitie, 1931. Image features three children gardening.

L'art à l'école. 1931

£300.00

Eur-Asian Graphics

Eur-Asian Graphics 1965

£250.00

Svear Vikingar (Svear Vikings)

Swedish History Museum,

Svear Vikingar (Svear Vikings) c.1965

£250.00

Irish travel poster published by Aer Lingus c.1960. The design features a portrait of Christ from the Book of Kells

Aer Lingus, Irish International Airlines c. 1960

£200.00

Auvergne

Salvador Dali (1904-1989),

£180.00

Alsace

Salvador Dali (1904-1989),

£180.00

Roussillon

Salvador Dali (1904-1989),

Roussillon 1970

£180.00

Foire de Marseille

Foire de Marseille 1967

£175.00

Côte d' Azur. To see France go by train. French Railways

Côte d' Azur. To see France go by train. French Railways 1975

£175.00

Uzbekistan theatre poster: Samarkand Legend

Uzbekistan theatre poster: Samarkand Legend 1978

£160.00

Uzbekistan theatre poster

Uzbekistan theatre poster 1978

£160.00

Uzbekistan theatre poster: Don Quixote

Uzbekistan theatre poster: Don Quixote 1978

£160.00

Malta

£150.00

Poitou-Charentes. To see France go by train. French Railways

M.G. Lafontant,

Poitou-Charentes. To see France go by train. French Railways 1975

£150.00

Flandre. Go by train. French Railways

Flandre. Go by train. French Railways 1972

£150.00

The Franche-Comté. To see France go by train. French Railways

The Franche-Comté. To see France go by train. French Railways 1971

£150.00

The Ardennes. To see France go by train. French Railways

The Ardennes. To see France go by train. French Railways 1973

£150.00

Pyrenees. To see France go by train. French Railways

Pyrenees. To see France go by train. French Railways 1968

£150.00

Picardy. To see France go by train. French Railways

Picardy. To see France go by train. French Railways 1975

£150.00

Friburg. Switzerland

Philipp Gregel Meler,

Friburg. Switzerland c.1975

£150.00

1960s poster for Australian Pears. Three pears, two with bites

Australian Pears c. 1965

£95.00

Floralies Internationales Paris 24 Avril - 3 Mai 1959

Roger Bezombes,

Floralies Internationales Paris 24 Avril - 3 Mai 1959 1959/1970s

£85.00

Aux Obstacles

Aux Obstacles 1956

£75.00

Floralies Internationales Paris 24 Avril - 3 Mai 1959 (smaller size)

Roger Bezombes,

Floralies Internationales Paris 24 Avril - 3 Mai 1959 (smaller size) 1959/1970s

£70.00

Pour circulez le long des voies

Pour circulez le long des voies 1971

£60.00

Securite D'Abord

Securite D'Abord c.1970

£45.00