En L'An 2000 [In the Year 2000]
Set of Eight Cards:
Aeronat au long Cours [Long Distance Air Travel]
L' Agent Aviateur [Aviator Traffic Policeman]
Le Coup de l Etrier [One for the Road]
Le Depart pour le Promenade [Leaving for a Walk]
Parlez au Concierge [Speaking to the Concierge]
Station d Aero-Cabs [Air Taxi Station]
Sur la Route de Londres (Pas-de-Calais) [Along the London Road]
Un Sauvetage [A Rescue]
Chromolithographs on card
2.5 x 4 inches each
$400, set of 8
Fanciful Depictions of Aviation in the Year 2000
Set of Eight Cards c. 1900
Set of Eight Cards c. 1900
One for the Road |
Aviator Traffic Policeman |
Speaking to the Concierge |
A Rescue |
Air Taxi Station |
Leaving for a Walk |
Along the London Road |
Long Distance Air Travel |
A lighthearted assortment of pictures imagining aviation in the year 2000, likely done about 1900. They probably were trade cards, issued with a product like coffee or soap, although if so, it is unusual that there is no sign of any product being advertised and the back of the card is blank. It provides a fascinating look at how people of 1900 imagined the future. Though personal aircraft have yet to become a pervasive mode of travel, one wonders if the artist would be surprised that the concept of the drive-through restaurant has turned out to be no mere flight of fancy.
Condition: Generally very good with the usual light toning, wear, soiling, soft creases. Paper tape residue verso.
Condition: Generally very good with the usual light toning, wear, soiling, soft creases. Paper tape residue verso.