The vintage "Marseille-Alexandrie - La Route d'Égypte" travel poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Marseille-Alexandrie - La Route d'Égypte" poster art
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
A stately pharaoh figure rises from a cream background in this French poster advertising "La Route d'Égypte," the route to Egypt by way of Marseille and Alexandria. It pairs the Messageries Maritimes, the French steamship company, with the PLM railway, which carried passengers from Paris down the Rhône valley to the docks at Marseille. The artist and exact date are not recorded in the sources we checked. From the port, liners crossed the Mediterranean to Alexandria in a few days, delivering travelers to the gateway of the Nile, the pyramids and the temples of Upper Egypt in the great age of Egyptian tourism.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.