This rare and colorful beauty of a poster was originally intended to be a part of the SAS calendar of 1961 with the theme of "The great discoveries of the world" by the famous Danish artist Otto Nielsen.
The picture displays Henry Hudson's ship "Discovery" discovering America's Arctic coast. Hudson made two attempts on behalf of English merchants to find a prospective Northwest Passage to China via a route above the Arctic Circle. Hudson explored the region around modern New York metropolitan area while looking for a western route to Asia while in the employment of the Dutch East India Company. He explored the river (Hudson River) which eventually was named for him, and laid thereby the foundation for Dutch colonization of the region.
Since they come as individual posters they are much more beautiful (no waste of paper for the calendar dates) and easier to frame and hang on the wall. The poster is in perfect condition and is in a great thick paper quality which measures 15.9 x 11.6 in (40.5 x 29.5 cm).
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