GEO. HAWLEY HALLOWELL (1871-1926) MAY CENTURY / FOREIGN TRAVEL NUMBER. 1896. 19 1/4x14 inches, 49x35 1/2 cm. Condition B+: horizontal fold; repaired tear in image; minor restoration in lower right corner; toned. Fully outfitted tourists are admiring a pastiche of exotic European sights, including the pyramids, Sphinx, Mt. Etna, Greek ruins and more. An exceptional early American poster extolling the sights and antiquities of the Old World and helping plant the idea of tourism into the American psyche.
