A Mala-Posta
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.
jose pedro roque gameiro martins barata (1929 –)
José Pedro Martins Barata (1929-) is a Portuguese architect & graphic artist famed for innovative postal design. Explore his illustrations, urbanism projects & contributions to visual communication.
Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações (Lisbon, Portugal)
Explore Lisbon's Museu das Comunicações – a unique blend of telecommunications history and artistic expression spanning five centuries! Discover vintage tech, philately & Portugal’s communication heritage.
About this artwork
- Title: A Mala-Posta
- Artist: jose pedro roque gameiro martins barata
- Year: 1973
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações
- Movement: Romanticism
- Corpus context: social commentary subtle , unique visual communication
- Keywords: vintage poster , portuguese art , postal journey art
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose


