S/V Polynesia - The Leeward Islands Original Cruise Travel Poster
- ca 1980s
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16 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches ~ (40 x 55 cm)$185
- Unbacked
This poster is currently unbacked. At check out, you will be given the opportunity to add backing which would cost $80 and take approximately 6-8 weeks.
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself. Backing is what we recommend for framing, and for any poster needing restoration.
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The Leeward Islands were first inhabited by the peaceful Arawak Indians, who migrated from the Orinoco Basin in South America. The Arawaks were driven out but the fierce Caribs who inhabited the islands at the time of discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493.
S/V Polynesia
Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
Originally known as the Argus, Queen of the famous Portuguese Grand Banks Schooner fleet, the Polynesia, which was featured in the National Geographic, was used by the Portuguese cod-fishing fleet until the 1960's. Built by Dettaar and Oerlemans, the Polynesia now cruises the Caribbean with 126 passengers and 35 crew.Illustrated map of the Polynesia's route around the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean.
Please note slight toning to top and right edges.
