Hankø, Norway Travel Poster: Bains de mer de Hankø by Thorolf Holmboe, 1904 ottawa The Waveland State Historic Site

The Waveland State Historic Site

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As part of the renowned Civitates Orbis Terrarum atlas

Based on surveys conducted under the auspices of the Portuguese Navy around the turn of the century

Hankø, Norway Travel Poster: Bains de mer de Hankø by Thorolf Holmboe, 1904 ottawa The Waveland State Historic SiteBains de mer de Hank Norvge by Thorolf Holmboe (1904) is a luminous slice of Norways golden age of seaside travel. Created in the early 20th century when European visitors flocked north for bracing baths of the sea, this Frenchlanguage poster promotes the island of Hank, a storied resort in the Oslofjord near Fredrikstad. In Holmboes hands, the destination becomes an icon: cool maritime blues, sunwarmed ochres, and crisp whites simplify coastline,