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UnknownElegant and highly collectible 1902 original poster for Cook’s Conducted Tours1902
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This elegant and highly collectible 1902 original poster advertises Cook’s Conducted Tours, the pioneering package travel service established by Thomas Cook & Son, the company that revolutionized modern tourism.
Rendered in beautifully soft colors and graceful silhouettes, the scene captures a moment of genteel Edwardian travel. A trio of fashionably dressed travelers—two women in flowing dresses and a gentleman in a suit and boater hat—stand surveying an expansive and exotic horizon. The poster evokes a sense of refined adventure, with one of the women gesturing toward the sun-drenched landscape, symbolizing the allure of foreign lands and cultured exploration.
The destinations listed read like a grand tour of the Belle Époque imagination:
South of France, Italy, Sicily, Spain, Morocco, Palestine, Egypt, Tunis, Algeria.
These names conveyed mystery, romance, and prestige at the time—places that seemed far-flung but were suddenly accessible thanks to the innovation of conducted (guided) travel.
Thomas Cook’s travel empire began in the 1840s, organizing group tours in England and later expanding into continental Europe and beyond. By the early 20th century, Cook’s tours were synonymous with dependable, comfortable, and aspirational travel. The company handled itineraries, accommodations, and travel arrangements, making the world available to the middle and upper classes of Britain in a way it had never been before.
This poster, printed by McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., is a beautiful example of early 20th-century advertising—combining practical information with visual poetry. The use of flowing garments, dynamic composition, and dramatic light brings the viewer into the moment, offering both a visual delight and a promise: the world is out there, and Thomas Cook can take you.
Today, this poster is not only a tribute to the romantic era of luxury travel, but also a historical artifact of the rise of leisure tourism. It reminds us of a time when travel was a cultural rite of passage and of Thomas Cook's trailblazing role in making the globe navigable for the modern voyager.
Tourism - Mediterranean - Travel
France - Italy - Sicily - Spain - Morocco - Palestine - Egypt - Tunis - Algeria
- Creation Year:1902
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 24.41 in (62 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:Traces of folds, gaps, on linen.
- Gallery Location:PARIS, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1792216710482
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