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Bavella

After One Sheet vintage poster is the "Col de Bavella, Corse" travel advertisement, created by the artist Adolphe Cossard for the PLM railway company around 1928. The poster promotes tourism to the scenic Col de Bavella mountain pass in Corsica, France, highlighting the availability of autocars (buses) that ran on the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée (PLM) company's circuits. Poster Details Title: Col de Bavella, Corse Artist: Adolphe Cossard (1880-1952) Company: PLM (Compagnie des Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée), a major French railway operator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Date: Circa 1928. Medium: Original posters are typically lithographs. Subject: The artwork depicts the dramatic mountain scenery of the Col de Bavella, famous for its towering rock peaks (Aiguilles de Bavella) and large pine trees.