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One sheet vintage Art Deco
travel poster for the Jugoslavenski Lloyd (Yugoslavian Lloyd) shipping company, advertising travel to the Adriatic coast in the 1930s. The poster, created by Atelier Tri, highlights the company's ships, the SS Kraljica Marija and the SS Princesa Olga.
Poster Information
Shipping Company: Jugoslavenski Lloyd A.D. Split & Zagreb, the largest steamship company in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the time.
Ships Mentioned: The poster lists the SS Kraljica Marija with a displacement of 17,500 tons and the SS Princesa Olga with a displacement of 14,350 tons.
Destinations: The company's ships cruised the Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Black Sea, with this specific poster illustrating the scenic Yugoslav Riviera (likely referencing locations like Dubrovnik).
Historical Context: The SS Kraljica Marija was originally built in 1906 as the Araguaya for a British company before being sold to Jugoslavenski Lloyd in 1930 for cruising. It was later acquired by the French government in 1940 and sunk near Casablanca in 1942. |
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