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Antikbar one sheet famous
vintage travel poster for the French airline Aeromaritime, designed by artist Albert Brenet in 1937. The poster promotes air travel to the West Coast of Africa.
Poster Details
Airline: Aeromaritime (founded in 1935 by the Chargeurs Réunis shipping company).
Artist: Albert Brenet (1903-2005), a notable French marine and aviation painter.
Route: The service operated from Dakar, Senegal to Pointe Noire in the Congo, with several stopovers.
Aircraft: The seaplane depicted is a Sikorsky S-43 amphibian, which was used because the route had an absence of airfields.
Design: The dynamic design features a powerful illustration of an African tribesman with a bow and arrow in the foreground, aligned with the seaplane flying overhead. |
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