Normandy & Brittany Travel Poster: Chemins de Fer de l’Ouest – Excursions & Bains de Mer, 1880 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) a notable French cartographer known

a notable French cartographer known for detailed and artistic maps of French departments and colonies in the 19th century

The pink and yellow tones used to denote various types of land use and the annotations added to the map further enrich the historical narrative encapsulated within this single sheet

or simply admired Florida’s breathtaking scenery

meticulously illustrated with the nest and female specimen presented to him by the botanist Thomas Nuttall

Suggests the existence of the Northwest Passage

Normandy & Brittany Travel Poster: Chemins de Fer de l’Ouest – Excursions & Bains de Mer, 1880 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) a notable French cartographer knownChemins de Fer de lOuest. Excursions & Bains de Mer (1880) is a classic French railway poster from the golden age of seaside travel, created for the Western Railway network by an anonymous house artist. Centered on a proud steam locomotive numbered 725, the design invites Parisians to the coast for summer baths of the sea. Around the engine, crisp vignettes name the routes and resortsRouen at the top, and along the coast Le Havre and Dieppewhile a