Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) We assume that Muff refers

We assume that Muff refers to the owner's name

had a sister restaurant with the same name at the other end of Lake Erie

sailed on the Oxus to Hong Kong and China and described it as a “large and comfortable” ship

a beautiful city in the region of Tuscany that is still surrounded by well-preserved 16th and century ramparts

The Sunset Route (originating in New Orleans) is the southernmost of the three gateways to the West Coast

Paquebot Tonkin, 1899 (Orangutan) Sizes:A2 (420x594mm) Archival Print (Unframed) We assume that Muff refersThe Paquebot Tonkin was part of the French Messageries Maritimes fleet. Launched in 1898 from the yards of La Ciotat, the Tonkin initially worked the Marseille Saigon Yokohama route, with space for 185 first class passengers, 86 second class and 77 third class. This menu, from February 1899, would be from one of her earliest voyages. The Tonkin took her name from the French term for northern Vietnam, which was occupied by the French at the time.