Description
Vintage Pictorial Map
This is a reproduction of a vintage pictorial map of Morocco created by the French graphic designer and illustrator Lucien Boucher. The map, titled "Le Maroc" in French and Arabic, was likely issued around 1948 or the early 1950s.
Map Details
Artist: Lucien Boucher (1889–1971), known as "Monsieur Planisphère" for his many illustrated world maps commissioned by a French airline.
Purpose: This particular poster was commissioned by the Moroccan government to promote tourism during the final years of the French Protectorate.
Style: Boucher used an Art Deco style, blending it with an idealized vision of Moroccan life. The map is filled with decorative vignettes, including stylized buildings, agricultural scenes, traditional figures, shipping traffic in seaports, and even a whimsical sea god.
Key Features:
A prominent compass rose is featured in the upper left corner.
The lower right corner has an ornate title cartouche surrounded by images of pottery, rugs, and vendors.
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This is a reproduction of a vintage pictorial map of Morocco created by the French graphic designer and illustrator Lucien Boucher. The map, titled "Le Maroc" in French and Arabic, was likely issued around 1948 or the early 1950s.
Map Details
Artist: Lucien Boucher (1889–1971), known as "Monsieur Planisphère" for his many illustrated world maps commissioned by a French airline.
Purpose: This particular poster was commissioned by the Moroccan government to promote tourism during the final years of the French Protectorate.
Style: Boucher used an Art Deco style, blending it with an idealized vision of Moroccan life. The map is filled with decorative vignettes, including stylized buildings, agricultural scenes, traditional figures, shipping traffic in seaports, and even a whimsical sea god.
Key Features:
A prominent compass rose is featured in the upper left corner.
The lower right corner has an ornate title cartouche surrounded by images of pottery, rugs, and vendors.
