Escape into the travel archives with Louis Vuitton’s globe-trotting new book

Lockdown has made travel nostalgia the mood of the moment; lean into the zeitgeist with “Extraordinary Voyages,” a new book by Louis Vuitton Publishing and Atelier EXB that chronicles the early days of planes, trains and other once-novel modes of adventuring.

In the 488-page hardcover (out April 20, at select Louis Vuitton stores), author Francisca Mattéoli recounts stories from virtually every corner of the planet, but most fascinating are the visuals: The showcase of travel ephemera includes hundreds of vintage photographs and posters.

The house of Louis Vuitton, which originated as a Parisian malletier (trunk maker) in 1854, also opened up their own archives, unearthing images of fashionable explorers — with distinctive monogrammed suitcases in tow.

It’s a throwback to a more glamorous era of globe-trotting, transporting us to another time and place (until we can resume our escapades in real life).