Geneva Travel Poster: Chemin de Fer P.L.M. by F. Hugo d’Alesi, 1893 Size:A3 (297x420mm) Ramsey is known for its

Ramsey is known for its working harbour

there's a detailed engraving of Verulamium in the top right - an ancient Roman city that was situated under southwest St Albans

juxtaposed with his adept use of pattern and form

The labels on this map are very small at 12x12in (31x31cm)

Corsham (900s): Corsham is a delightful market town with a wealth of historic buildings

Geneva Travel Poster: Chemin de Fer P.L.M. by F. Hugo d’Alesi, 1893 Size:A3 (297x420mm) Ramsey is known for itsChemin de Fer P. L. M. Genve by Frdric Hugo dAlesi (1893) is a luminous Belle poque travel poster celebrating the gateway to Switzerland: Geneva. Commissioned by the ParisLyonMditerrane (P. L. M.) railway at the height of European grand tourism, it entices the viewer with a sweeping lakeside panorama and the promise of effortless rail connections from France into the Alps. In the composition, a tall white plume of the Jet dEau rises from the serene