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Original Vintage Travel Poster P&O Viceroy Of India Gibraltar Winter Cruise Ship

About the Item

Original vintage travel poster advertising A Winter Cruise by P&O on the Viceroy of India departing on 29 December 1933 on a 45 day trip visiting West Indies Rio de Janeiro Sierra Leone Teneriffe Gibraltar Etc. with Fares from 90 guineas. Stunning design by James Greig (1870-1941) featuring a colourful scene depicting a man walking with a donkey and a lady carrying a basket on her head along a coastal path lined with flowers and palm trees in the foreground, the cruise liner moored on the calm water with boats alongside and sailing boats at sea by a town and rocky mountain (possibly Gibraltar) in the background, the bold text against the blue sky on the black border above and below with the information - Book Here Now Fee. Launched in 1928 the British Royal Mail ship named after the Governor General of India RMS Viceroy of India (launched 1928) sailed passenger routes for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O; 1837-2006) until 1940 when she was converted to serve as a troopship; she was torpedoed by a German U-boat submarine and sank in 1942. Printed by The Lamson Agency Ltd London. Good condition, restored tears, restored folds, restored paper skimming, staining, backed on linen.

Dimensions:

Height: 39.77 in (101 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

United Kingdom

Period:

1930-1939

Date of Manufacture:

1933

Condition:

Repaired: Restored tears, restored folds, restored paper skimming, backed on linen. Good condition, restored tears, restored folds, restored paper skimming, staining, backed on linen.

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1012639768852

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