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One sheet
vintage Air France route map poster titled "Nova et Vetera" (Latin for "New and Old"). It was created by the renowned French artist and illustrator Lucien Boucher in 1939.
This pictorial map symbolizes the merging of historic exploration routes (represented by galleons and sea monsters) with the new, modern air routes of the airline.
Key Details
Artist: Lucien Boucher, often referred to as "Mr. Planisphere" for his work with the airline.
Year: 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II.
Publisher: Perceval, Paris.
Style: An Art Deco style combining traditional cartographic elements with a surrealist, illustrative flair.
Purpose: A promotional poster to advertise Air France's expanding global network, showing routes extending to major cities like New York, Buenos Aires, Cairo, and Hanoi. |
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