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"A map showing the lines of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, published in Paris in 1970 by the publishing house Blondel La Rougery. A French shipping company, the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, called French line overseas, was founded in 1855 by the brothers Emile and Isaac Pereire. Initially entrusted by the French government to transport mails to North America, it became famous between 1910 and 1930 with prestigious liners such as the Paris, the Ile-de-France and especially the Normandie, then in 1962, with the famous liner France, withdrawn from service in 1974, due to competition from air transport. It disappeared in 1975, when it merged with the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, to become the Compagnie Generale Maritime. The map is decorated with a compass rose, five liners, and a French flag on which is placed a table of the countries served, with their flags. The map indicates, in red, the shipping lines, the main airlines, and the transatlantic hotels. The company did not only serve the American continent and the West Indies, it also provided connections to Spain, Algeria, Morocco, as well as northern Europe to Leningrad, which recovered its name of Saint-Petersburg in 1991. The borders are decorated with scenes and characters illustrating the countries served. The Blonde! La Rougery Editions were founded in 1902 by Edouard Blondel La Rougery. E. Blonde! La Rougery published numerous maps, including, circa 1940, a monumental bird's eye view of Paris inspired from the Turgot map of Paris of 1739. Around 1955, his successor was Max Blondel la Rougery, who directed the company until 1976." (Begonia Le Bail, 2021) (see our 10730.000 for 1959 edition)

"A map showing the lines of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, published in Paris in 1959 by the publishing house Blondel La Rougery. A French shipping company, the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, called French line overseas, was founded in 1855 by the brothers Emile and Isaac Pereire. Initially entrusted by the French government to transport mails to North America, it became famous between 1910 and 1930 with prestigious liners such as the Paris, the Ile-de-France and especially the Normandie, then in 1962, with the famous liner France, withdrawn from service in 1974, due to competition from air transport. It disappeared in 1975, when it merged with the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, to become the Compagnie Generale Maritime. The map is decorated with a compass rose, five liners, and a French flag on which is placed a table of the countries served, with their flags. The map indicates, in red, the shipping lines, the main airlines, and the transatlantic hotels. The company did not only serve the American continent and the West Indies, it also provided connections to Spain, Algeria, Morocco, as well as northern Europe to Leningrad, which recovered its name of Saint-Petersburg in 1991. The borders are decorated with scenes and characters illustrating the countries served. The Blonde! La Rougery Editions were founded in 1902 by Edouard Blondel La Rougery. E. Blonde! La Rougery published numerous maps, including, circa 1940, a monumental bird's eye view of Paris inspired from the Turgot map of Paris of 1739. Around 1955, his successor was Max Blondel la Rougery, who directed the company until 1976." (Begonia Le Bail, 2021)

Time zone indications. At the bottom of the map: main Messageries maritimes agencies., "A very large and beautiful world map showing the lines of the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, published in Paris in 1960 by the publishing house Blondel La Rougery. The Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes was a French shipping company founded in 1851 by Albert Rostand, a Marseille shipowner. It provided two types of lines: commercial lines, with the transport of passengers and goods; and state-subsidized lines, with the transport of mail and "state passengers". It disappeared in 1975, when it merged with the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, to become the Compagnie Generale Maritime. The map is decorated with a compass rose, and the emblem of the company in the corners, depicting a unicorn head on a crowned anchor. The shipping lines are marked by three types of lines: in red, cargo ships and occasional services, in blue, liners. The top and bottom borders are illustrated with clocks to indicate time zones. Each of the five continents has its own color. At the bottom of the map are the addresses of the eight branches of the company around the world. Top left, map of the lines in Europe. The Blondel La Rougery Editions were founded in 1902 by Edouard Blondel La Rougery. E. Blonde! La Rougery published numerous maps, including, circa 1940, a monumental bird's eye view of Paris inspired from the Turgot map of Paris of 1739. Around 1955, his successor was Max Blondel la Rougery, who directed the company until 1976." (Begonia Le Bail, 2021)