Royat Travel Poster: Chemins de Fer P.L.M. by Gustave Fraipont, 1890 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) and pristine lakes

and pristine lakes

Interstate 5

Dual reference to Greenwich and Washington prime meridians

picturesque village hosting the remains of a Roman fort and temple

peanut farms

Royat Travel Poster: Chemins de Fer P.L.M. by Gustave Fraipont, 1890 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) and pristine lakesChemins de Fer P. L. M. Royat, de Paris Clermont Ferrand by Gustave Fraipont (1890) captures the Belle poque allure of Royat, the famed spa resort on the edge of Clermont Ferrand in Frances Auvergne. Created for the ParisLyonMditerrane (P. L. M.) railway, the poster invites travelers from Paris to the volcanic uplands of the PuydeDme. Fraipont stages the scene with theatrical clarity: golden ROYAT lettering arches across a sky of soft blue, clusters