Feb 24, 2022 - Sale 2596

Sale 2596 - Lot 281

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

DESIGNER UNKNOWN

HOLLAND - AMERICA LINE / ROTTERDAM. Circa 1913.


39x58 1/2 inches, 99x148 1/2 cm. O. De Rycker & Mendel, Brussels.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image, affecting text. Framed.

The Potsdam, shown leaving a busy New York harbor, crowded with ferries, tugs and sloops, and the majestic skyline of downtown Manhattan visible in the distance. This ship was launched on May 17, 1900 and sailed for the Holland-America Line until 1915, when it was sold to the Swedish American Line and renamed Stockholm.