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Auction History Result 2w062 COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE 30x40 French travel poster 1926 Villain art of beach! Date Sold 12/27/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Unfolded French Travel Poster (measures 29 1/2" x 40 1/4" [75 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (typically known overseas as the French Line or Transat) was a French shipping company which was founded in 1855 by the brothers Emile and Issac Pereire under the name Compagnie Generale Maritime. The company was entrusted by the French government to transport mail to North America, and in 1861, the name of the company was changed to Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. After a period of trials and errors in the late 19th century, the company gained fame in the 1910s and 1930s with its prestigious ocean liners such as SS Paris, SS Ile de France, and especially SS Normandie. Contrary to what its name suggests, the company was not content with operating just in the North Atlantic route. It also offered service to Central America and even, for a time, the Pacific coast. From the beginning of the 20th century, it offered crossings between Marseille and Algiers, creating a tourist circuit in North Africa in the 1920s. In the 1930s, the company briefly became involved in aviation through Air France Translatlantique. Other than operating ocean liners, the company also had a significant fleet of freighters. Artist: Henri Villain Condition: fair. The poster has significant creases, defects, areas of paper loss and tears of varying lengths along parts of some edges that can be seen in our image. Some of the tears are large at upper center and they and several other are repaired with tape from the back. it has slight discoloration scattered in some areas from exposure to moisture and some paper remnants on the back. It is mostly "all there" and the art is still colorful and certainly the poster could be restored and linenbacked and it would look great, but please bear in mind its defects and cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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