Lithography
The transatlantic liner Giuseppe Verdi, launched in 1915 in the port of Genoa, was built in the shipyards of the Transatlantica Italiana Società Anonima di Navigazione. The same company acquired and rebuilt the Colombia Hotel in Genoa between 1921 and 1928. The poster obviously advertises the hotel but also the transatlantic shipping company.
An initial sketch only focused on the hotel.
Peppermint alcohol. In 1837, Doctor Pierre Mussot founded a small peppermint alcohol business in Asnières. Its growth led him to establish a factory in Nanterre, surrounded by an 80-hectare plot where he cultivated the mint needed for his products. In 1914, it became the Forvil cologne factory.
