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One Sheet, This is an original vintage poster for the French merchant shipping company, Messageries Maritimes. The artwork was created around 1950 by the artist Albert Brenet. The poster advertises the company's shipping routes to various destinations, including Japan, Australia, the Atlantic, the North Sea, and South Africa. Messageries Maritimes was founded in 1851 and operated passenger and cargo services worldwide before merging with Compagnie générale transatlantique in 1977.
The poster depicts a ship, with a person in the foreground who appears to be Japanese, emphasizing the "Japan" route. |
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