Geneva Travel Poster: Chemin de Fer P.L.M. by F. Hugo d’Alesi, 1893 Size:A3 (297x420mm) Various routes of 19th-century Arctic

Various routes of 19th-century Arctic voyages

The labels on this map are very small at 12x12in (31x31cm)

Ramsey is known for its working harbour

or artist’s cotton canvas for a richly textured look

juxtaposed with his adept use of pattern and form

Geneva Travel Poster: Chemin de Fer P.L.M. by F. Hugo d’Alesi, 1893 Size:A3 (297x420mm) Various routes of 19th-century ArcticChemin de Fer P. L. M. Genve by Frdric Hugo dAlesi (1893) is a luminous Belle poque travel poster celebrating the gateway to Switzerland: Geneva. Commissioned by the ParisLyonMditerrane (P. L. M.) railway at the height of European grand tourism, it entices the viewer with a sweeping lakeside panorama and the promise of effortless rail connections from France into the Alps. In the composition, a tall white plume of the Jet dEau rises from the serene