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Painter of the Navy, he produced many posters for transatlantic companies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Compagnie de navigation des chargeurs réunis was founded in 1872 in Le Havre by the Parisian banker Jules Vignal. At that time, it provided regular connections with Brazil thanks to its steamships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver the years, the Company developed and, in July 1889, the Africa line was opened from ports on the Atlantic coast and the English Channel (Dunkirk, Le Havre, Bordeaux), followed by the Indochina line in 1901, the Round the World line in 1905, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt should be noted that the Chargeurs Réunis was the first shipping company in the world to organize cruises from 1927 onwards, paving the way for what has become a real industry today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaritime company - Art Deco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern coast of Africa - Indochina - South America - Cruise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eL.F.R. 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The composition highlights the power and elegance of the mail packet steamer cutting swiftly through the Channel waters under a burnished sky, with the chalk cliffs of Dover in the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"1031\"\u003eThe bold typography promotes both routes via Calais and Boulogne as \u003cem data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"729\"\u003e“la voie la plus courte et la plus rapide”\u003c\/em\u003e (the shortest and fastest way) linking Paris-Nord and London. The combination of French and English railway companies underlines the seamlessness of early 20th-century international travel, reflecting a golden era when posters like these epitomised modern speed, efficiency, and cosmopolitan ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1471\"\u003eSandy Hook’s design features superb marine realism, capturing the steel hull’s dynamism, foaming seas, and the rising trail of black steam. The artist’s name, although not widely recorded, appears on maritime and railway publicity from this period, suggesting a specialist in transport illustration. The poster was printed by Champenois, Paris, one of France’s premier lithographic houses renowned for their precision and chromatic depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1824\"\u003eToday, this poster is valued as a rare document of pre-airline cross-Channel travel, evoking the romance of steamers and railways uniting Europe’s capitals in an age of confident internationalism. 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