Description: Poster with announcement of the Oriente Express and Venice Simplon trains. Excellent condition. It measures 35 1/2 x 22 inches. Poster con anuncio del tren Oriente Express y Venice Simplon. Excelente estado. Mide 35 1/2 x 22 pulgadas. It was called Orient-Express and carried about forty passengers, invited by the person who had conceived the daring idea: the Belgian Georges Nagelmackers. The maiden voyage was followed by headlines across the civilized world, thanks to chronicles by prominent journalist Henri Stefan Opper of Blowitz - a Paris correspondent for the London newspaper The Times - who sent frequent dispatches recounting the train's progress eastward. He seasoned his chronicles with interviews with the most prominent figures in the countries traveled: King Charles of Romania, who hosted the passengers of the Orient-Express at one of the train stops, and the sovereign of Turkey, Sultan Abdul Hamid II - "the Shadow of God on Earth" - with whom he spoke in Constantinople, the ultimate destination of travelers. The rich and famous, aristocrats and tycoons, traveled on the Orient-Express to cities like Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest, and sometimes to the end of the line: Constantinople. It was in the 1890s that the expression "the train of kings, the king of trains" was coined, but the legends of espionage and mystery, crime and intrigue did not begin to emerge until the 1920s. Se llamaba Orient-Express y transportaba a unos cuarenta pasajeros, invitados de la persona que había concebido la osada idea: el belga Georges Nagelmackers. El viaje inaugural fue seguido con titulares en todo el mundo civilizado, gracias a las crónicas del destacado periodista Henri Stefan Opper de Blowitz - corresponsal en París del periódico londinense The Times - que enviaba frecuentes despachos relatando el avance del tren hacia el este. Aderezaba sus crónicas con entrevistas a las figuras más destacadas de los países recorridos: el rey Carlos de Rumania, que hospedó a los pasajeros del Orient-Express en una de las paradas del tren, y el soberano de Turquía, el sultán Abdul Hamid II - "la Sombra de Dios en la Tierra" - con quien habló en Constantinopla, destino último de los viajeros. Los ricos y los famosos, los aristócratas y los magnates, viajaban en el Orient-Express hasta ciudades como Viena, Budapest, Bucarest, y a veces hasta el fin de la línea: Constantinopla. Fue en la década de 1890 cuando se acuñó la expresión "el tren de los reyes, el rey de los trenes", pero las leyendas de espionaje y misterio, crimen e intriga, no empezaron a surgir hasta la década de 1920.
Price: 170 USD
Location: Miami, Florida
End Time: 2024-10-30T04:38:39.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: No Signed
Region of Origin: Europa
Width (Inches): 22
Personalize: No
Item Width: 22
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Item Length: 0
Item Height: 35 1/2
Subject: Oriente Express
Size: Medium
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Material: Cardboard
Height (Inches): 35 1/2
Culture: European
Character: Comercial
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Artist: Unknown
Year of Production: Unknown
Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint
Franchise: Free!
Featured Person/Artist: Travel
Style: Vintage
Color: Multi-Color
Signed: No
Theme: Art, Travel
Type: Poster
