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Congo Belge
Antikbar one sheet
vintage pictorial map of the Belgian Congo (Congo Belge). The original poster was designed by the Belgian illustrator Frans Laboulais (1903-1988) and published around 1949.
Map Details

Illustrator: Frans Laboulais
Publication Date: circa 1949
Publisher: The original map was likely commissioned for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi Information and Tourism Office or other Belgian entities to promote the colony.
Content: The map is a travel poster that utilizes illustrations to highlight the region's natural resources, fauna (elephants, giraffes), major cities (Léopoldville, Elisabethville), and local populations, reflecting a mid-century colonial aesthetic meant to entice tourists.
Borders: The outer borders are decorated with a pattern, and the map itself features illustrations of traditional Congolese art and objects along the bottom and right sides, with a corresponding bilingual legend in French and Dutch.
Congo Belge - Mounted (Poster)
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Congo Belge (Poster)