Air France Reseau Aerien Mondial. by WORLD - BOUCHER) Boucher, Lucien (mapmaker) - [ 1939].

Air France.. [ 1939].. Color lithograph pictographic / pictorial map, 25 x 39 1/2 inches, professionally mounted on linen. Many tack holes in corners, little paper loss at corners and pinhole at centre of three edges, now infilled; five inch tear into left edge of poster scarcely noticeable. Image is bright and clean. Printed in bright colors enhanced with gilt, this map features sea monsters, sailing ships and planes decorating the various bodies of water, along with landscapes, wildlife and people found around the world. Shows Air France routes Now in Service, Proposed Service, and Service Temporarily Discontinued. Printed at lower right corner: 291 C6 AF -Printed in France - Perceval Paris. Lucien Boucher designed an outstanding series of decorative map posters for Air France from the 1930s to the 1950s. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum dates this map to 1939. .