Chemins de fer de l’Ouest et London Brighton and South Coast Railway Illustrated colour poster
The earliest tourism posters were produced for the Compagnie des Chemins de fer del’Ouest in 1886, with towns and tourist offices following this example later on.
This poster urges holidaymakers to take the train, “the quickest and cheapest route” to travel to England and its beaches. There were two services a day between Dieppe and Newhaven. By train, passengers could get from Paris to London in just ten hours!
- Date details
1900
- Institution
Archives départementales de Seine – Maritime
East Sussex Record Office
- Original reference
63 fi 127
- Period
Early modern Period
- Thematic
Tourism and culture
Location
Brighton – East Sussex Record Office