still image art reproduction still image Travel posters Lithographs-Color. fr 1888 monographic Paris : Imp. Chaix, 1888. mul 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color, on linen ; 102 x 68 cm

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Item. Travel poster advertising the Orient Express and the passenger train route connecting London to Istanbul operated by the French railway companies "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits" (International Sleeping-Car Company), "Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord (Northern Railway Company) and " Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est " (East Railway Company) and the British railway companies "London, Chatham and Dover Railway", the "South Eastern Railway". The poster describes routes and fare both in English and French. The poster depicts a view of Istanbul with the Bosphorus and the Orient Express entering the city. No Known Copyright Title and date from item. Inscribed "Imp. Chaix (Suc[ursa]le Chéret ) 18, rue Brunel, Paris". "Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits & des Grand Express Européens, London, Chatham and Dover Railway, South Eastern Railway, Chemins de fer du Nord & de l'Est de France. Deéart tous les Jours de Londres & de Paris pour Vienne. Le Dimanche & le Mercredi pour Constantinople. Le Lundi & le Vendredi Pour Bukarest. Service Rapide Sans Changements de Voitures et Sans Passeport Entre Paris-Munich-Vienne-Budapest-Belgrade & Constantinople. The Trains leave London & Paris Daily for Vienna. Sunday & Wednesday Only for Constantinople. On Monday & Friday for Bukarest. Fast Travelling Without Change of Carriages and Without Passport between Paris-Munich-Vienne-Budapest-Belgrade & Constantinople. Pour tous reinsegnements consulter les Livrets spéciaux publiés par la Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est et la Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. For further particulars consult the special Time -Tables published by the Compagnie des Chemins de fer de l'Est, and also by the International Sleeping-Car Company". The poster includes a timetable stating departures times and stations for each city and route. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.P.2019.0171 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26222012 BIB-ID: 2802488 Compagnie internationale des wagon-lits et des grands express européens Public relations Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord Public relations Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est (France) Public relations London, Chatham & Dover Railway Public relations South Eastern Railway (Great Britain) Public relations Tourism Middle East 20th Century Orient Express (Express train) Railroad companies Middle East Istanbul (Turkey) aacr rda QAFCL 090220 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng