Engadine Express 1905 Vintage Swiss Alpine Train Travel Poster
Summer 1905 luxury rail travel comes alive in this ornate Swiss poster for the Engadine Express from Calais to the Alps. Three scenic mountain vignettes, a castle, and a detailed timetable surround the grand typography.
Description
Issued for the summer of 1905, this classic travel poster advertises the luxurious Engadine Express trains of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits running between Calais and the Engadine region of Switzerland. Vivid Alpine panoramas, a lakeside castle, and flowering branches frame an original timetable of the route. It is a dream find for railway enthusiasts and collectors of golden age travel art, full of the romance of early twentieth century rail journeys.
