1913. Alfred BASTIEN and Paul MATHIEU. CONGO. Avant la lettre poster for the Panorama du Congo at the 1913 Colonial Exhibition in Ghent. Color lithograph. Dimensions: 49.5x68.5 cm (view). The Congo Panorama, commissioned in 1911, was presented in a special building at the 1913 Ghent World's Fair. Restored, it was also presented in the Soprocol pavilion at the Brussels World's Fair in 1935. Bibliography: Wallonie - Institut du Patrimoine. Le Carnet de la Protection - n° 37 - January - February - March 2015.

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