Bern Travel Poster: Schweiz, Switzerland, Suisse by Emil Cardinaux, 1906 recomatic-no and channels through shallow reefs

and channels through shallow reefs

and captures the elusive Black-billed Cuckoo with remarkable detail against a background of blooming magnolia

or even as a thoughtful gesture for someone retiring from work

The map meticulously charts the nebulous waters around the Gulf of St

while a note at the foot references “Game Fishing within the Great Barrier Reef

Bern Travel Poster: Schweiz, Switzerland, Suisse by Emil Cardinaux, 1906 recomatic-no and channels through shallow reefsBern Schweiz, Switzerland, Suisse by Emil Cardinaux, first published in 1906, captures the Swiss capital at a moment when modern travel and graphic design were reshaping how people saw the world. Cardinauxs view looks across Berns old town with its pale sandstone roofs and arcades, a sinuous blue sweep of the Aare River wrapping the peninsula while the slender spire of the Bern Minster punctuates the skyline. The composition is at once inviting and