A Mala-Posta – (Jose Pedro Roque Gameiro Martins Barata) ◄ Previous Next ►

Artist: Jose Pedro Roque Gameiro Martins Barata

Date: 1973

Museum: Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações (Lisbon, Portugal)

Technique: Oil

This artwork depicts four moments in the journey of the Mail Coach on the Lisbon-Porto route, opened in 1855. The route is represented on the map of Portugal, where the coastline is emphasised and the locations of the changing stations are marked.