They were designed to inspire generations to take to the high seas and embrace the glamour of travel on an ocean liner. Now the posters that advertised the wonder of transatlantic travel are set to go ...

The liner struck an iceberg and sank on its way to New York from Southampton on April 15 1912 A poster advertising the Titanic's return voyage from New York to Europe has fetched £62,000 at auction.

A collection of posters from the pre-war golden age of ocean travel caught the imagination of buyers when it made £77,042 at Christie's, South Kensington. A combination of nostalgia and romance for ...