Travel Poster East Asiatic Cruise Liner Europe Asia

Original travel advertising poster for the East Asiatic Company, for passenger passenger ship services serving between Europe and Asia - covering the Straits (modern day Singapore and Malaysia), Siam (Thailand), and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The East Asiatic Company was founded by Hans Niels Andersen, a Danish shipping magnate and businessman in Copenhagen in 1897. Service which would eventually include both passenger and freight lines between the Danish capital, Bangkok and the far east was the initial objective. Routes to include the Baltic and Black Seas were established when in 1899, the subsidiary Russian East Asiatic Steamship Co. of St. Petersburg was formed. The artwork features a large passenger ship and a globe against a bright orange background, with the globe showing the a map of the route between Denmark and the East. Very good condition, crease marks. Country of issue: Denmark, designer: Bille, size (cm): 94.5x62, year of printing: 1950s