M.S. Santos Maru 1936 Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) features included four dining rooms

features included four dining rooms

This charming illustration is from the back of the restaurant’s drinks list

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This Pan Am menu design won the Certificate of Excellence by the American Institute of Graphic Arts

M.S. Santos Maru 1936 Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) features included four dining roomsThis is lovely vintage menu cover art from the Santos Maru, the first passenger motor vessel to be built in Japan. The ship did a westbound round the world service to South Asia, South Africa, South American and the Gulf and Pacific coasts of the United States. A cargo ship, there was room for only 38 passengers on board but their accommodation was luxurious. Interestingly, although the menu cover is Japanese, the food that the guests were served was