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Original Vintage Poster The Story Map Of The West Indies Native Handicraft Motif

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Original vintage poster - The Story Map of the West Indies - featuring a colourful illustrated map of the islands located on the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean marking the islands, cities, sea passages and channels, and various places in the surrounding area from the skyscrapers in New York to Caracas in Venezuela, historical events including navy battles and industry, people in traditional dress, ships and boats, fish, animals and birds, lighthouses, lakes, holiday makers, ancient ruins, a Pan American Airways plane, European flags, sport, trees, rivers, hills and mountains with a mermaid on the compass point and pirates burying a treasure chest below the stylised title text, all set within a decorative Border design motif adapted from native West Indian handicrafts and indigenous tropical fruits. Colortext Publications Inc, Chicago. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining, bumps on edges.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 16.93 in (43 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1936
  • Condition:
    Good condition, creasing, tears, staining, bumps on edges.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012642836362

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