KLM Travel Poster Batavia ~ Year 1933 ~ Large Framed

KLM's 1933 advertisement poster showing the 14.350 km long route from Amsterdam to Batavia (Jakarta). The aircraft made around 25 stops before arriving in Java. It carried 4 crew and 32 passengers in four eight-seat cabins.

Aviation service to the East Indies pioneered in the early 20th century, and on 1 October 1924, KLM started its first intercontinental flight, connecting Amsterdam to Batavia (now Jakarta). These first intercontinental flights were again a major step in the history of tourism, as the travel time from Europe to Java and Bali could be reduced immensely. In 1933 KLM proudly advertised that it took five and a half days to reach the Dutch East Indies, compared to 6 weeks on a ship, this sure made a difference.

• Size - 92.5cm(L) by 67cm(H)

• Directly taken from the authentic print

• Highest quality fine art textured papers

• The best archival quality inks

• Custom size printing and framed available