Antique Edwardian Canadian Trans Pacific Ships Advertising Poster Framed Showcard

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1 Fine Rare Antique Canadian Trans Pacific & Trans Atlanic Ships Travel Advertising Poster Framed Showcard Direct Service Belfast To … Read more 1 Fine Rare Antique Canadian Trans Pacific & Trans Atlanic Ships Travel Advertising Poster Framed Showcard Direct Service Belfast To Canada.
Subject advertising poster showcard pictorial depicting liner shipping services from Belfast To Canada. In the centre a railway train is shown with inscription below Trans-Canada. Showing a Belfast working lady on the right with a liner ship R.M.S OF Ireland further over. To the left a view of an Asian lady holding a large lamp globe in traditional era dress, further over to the left view of another liner ship Empress Of Asia.
Below it Reads Canadian Pacific.
Lower left side Trans Pacific with a list of ships. R.M.S. Empress of Asia, Empress Of Russia, Empress of India and Empress of Japan. Fast service to Japan & China from Vancouver. Owning 76 steamers on the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Great Lakes of Canada. 17,000 miles of railtrack, 100,000 miles of telegraph. 19 Magnificent hotels. Mines, smelters, &c.
Direct liners Liverpool, Belfast, Antwerp, Trieste & Naples to Canada. Connecting by rail and steamer with Japan, China & Australasia. Regular freight services from London & Bristol. Through Bills of Lading to the principal points in Canada & U.S. Dominion Express Co.(of Canada) Parcels Express to all points in Canada & U.S. Money orders payable everywhere. Lands for Settlers 12,000,000 acres suitable for British Framers in Western Canada & British Columbia.
Trans Atlantic R.M.S Empress of Ireland & Empress of Britain. Fast service to Canada only four days open sea.
At the bottom it reads Agent W.S Gervan, Ballygawley.
Printed by Henry Jenkinson Ltd Leeds dated 1913 , the poster illustrator was done by T.Eyre Macklin.
Thomas Eyre Macklin RBA (1867–1943) was a British artist, illustrator and sculptor. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of a landscape painter.
Reference sources Wikipedia.
Medium print on card backed with board, with a protective front glass cover.
Set in a traditional gilt frame.
Provenance label verso.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate

High (45cm)
Wide (55cm)

Depth (3cm)



Size of the poster inside is 43cm wide and 33.5cm high See less