Les Ailes Françaises à Travers le Monde. Raids et Exploits. [French Wings Across the World. Raids and Exploits]. Édité pour le Ministère de l'Air.

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Original large colour lithographic map of the world on Mercator's projection, (68.5 x 151 cm.) Old folds and closed tears professionally repaired, retouched and laid onto linen. Rare. Much in the manner of Lucien Boucher, showing French airways around the world, the poster was produced at the height of WW2 after the surrender of France and the subsequent German invasion of the Vichy zone in November 1942. The global vision and expressive sub-title stand clearly in defiance of France's domestic woes. André Troy, better known just as Troy (this poster signed in the lithograph "TROY 43)" was a French artist and illustrator who produced at least one poster for Air France (in 1936) and illustrated two or three of their promotional brochures during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He also illustrated book covers and a number of movie posters during the 40s e.g. "Six petites filles en blanc" (1943) and "Un de nos avions n'est pas rentré" (1946) , originally "One of our aircraft is missing" (Michael Powell, 1942). Seller Inventory # 60219

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