DFDS - Newcastle - Esbjerg

A charming vintage DFDS travel poster inviting motorists to “Take the car to England” (Tag bilen med til England). Designed by Ib Antoni, a celebrated Danish illustrator known for his playful, modern travel and advertising posters. The playful illustration shows a small car safely tucked inside a ferry, with a cheerful family waving from the ship’s funnel, seagulls overhead, and a Danish flag flying at the stern. The deep blue background makes the simplified white ferry and pastel-colored car pop, giving the poster a friendly, optimistic feel.

The route information at the bottom highlights the ferry connections Esbjerg–Harwich and Esbjerg–Newcastle, emphasizing the convenience of bringing your own car across the North Sea. With its naïve graphic style, clear typography, and lighthearted storytelling, this poster perfectly captures the postwar era’s growing freedom of travel and the romance of ferry crossings between Scandinavia and Britain.

The poster is in excellent condition, with strong colors and a clean overall appearance, making it a standout example of mid-century Scandinavian travel design and ready for display.