GESSNER (DATES UNKNOWN) GERMAN AFRICAN LINES / COASTAL CRUISES. Circa 1935. 39 3/8x25 inches. Förster & Barires. Condition B+: repaired tears in margins and image; restored minor losses along sharp vertical and horizontal folds and in margins. Dancing aboard the deck of a liner, elegantly-attired couples are enjoying an exotic cruise down the African coast. The German African Lines sailed between Germany and East, South and West Africa. The Japanese lanterns illuminating the scene are adorned with the names of some of the ships in the fleet: Ubena, Watussi and Usambara.
