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Antwerp Travel Poster: Chemin de fer du Nord – Exposition Universelle by Gustave Fraipont, 1894 Size:A2 (420x594mm) Tunisia - The capital ofChemin de fer du Nord. Exposition universelle. Anvers. mainovembre 1894 by Gustave Fraipont is a classic Belle poque railway poster created to entice travelers to Antwerp for the citys Universal Exposition. Issued by Frances Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord, it captures the allure of Anvers (the French name for Antwerp) as a cosmopolitan port just across the border from France. In the artwork, sun warmed yellows bathe the cityscape while cool blue