Sale 2459 - Rare & Important Travel Posters, October 26, 2017

EMIL CARDINAUX (1877-1936) 98 c JUNGFRAU - RAILWAY. 1928. 39 3 / 4 x24 3 / 4 inches, 101x63 cm. Wolfsberg, Zurich. Condition B+ / B: repaired tears in margins, into image; creases and rippling in margins and image; folds in upper left and lower left corners, through image; library ink-stamp dated 1939 in lower left corner. Framed. Construction of the Jungfrau Railway, which climbs up the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps, began in 1898 and was completed in 1912. The railway climbs 11,330 feet, making its terminus the highest spot in Europe accessible by train. This is the English version. Cardinaux 118, Paradis p. 2 (var), Sports d’Hiver p. 106 (var). [2,000/3,000]