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Java
One sheet previously linenbacked rare, authentic vintage travel poster advertising voyages to Java via the Burns Philp Line.
Poster Details
• Artist: Created by prominent Australian commercial artist and illustrator Walter Jardine (1884–1970), whose distinct signature can be seen in the bottom-right quadrant of the illustration.
• Era: Produced during the 1920s to 1930s. This artwork was widely distributed as advertising in prominent Australian lifestyle magazines of the era, such as The Home and Art in Australia, with large-format poster variants being exceptionally rare.
• Subject: Depicts a stylized, classic Art Deco scene featuring a local vendor wearing a traditional wide-brimmed conical sun hat, sitting alongside vibrant woven baskets filled with bananas, oranges, and harvested foliage.
• The Company: Burns, Philp & Co. was a major Australian shipping line and merchant company founded in Sydney in 1883. Before commercial aviation became widespread, they operated primary passenger and cargo liner services connecting Australia with the South Pacific, Queensland, Java, and Singapore.
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