ANTON RECKZIEGEL (1865-1936) SUR LE LAC LEMAN. 1901. 46x33 inches, 116 3/4x83 3/4 cm. Hubacher & Cie., Berne. Condition B+ / B: tears, repaired tears and creases in margins and image; horizontal fold; tape on verso. Paper. "1894 to 1914, was the 'Belle Epoque' for the Compagnie Générale de Navigation. The Compagnie had command of ten boats and two bridges. Each ship could carry between 1,000 and 1,600 passengers. They were named Geneva, Montreux, General-Dufour, Vevey, Italie, Suisse, Valais, Savoie, Simplon and Lausanne, beautifully represented here in the upper cartouche. Between 1894 and 1913, the annual number of passengers doubled from 943,000 to 1,876,000" (Hillion p. 240). Paradis p. 159, Hillion p. 242 (var), Swiss Tourist 138.
