HAMBURG - AMERIKA LINIE / NACH NEW YORK. Circa 1930.
33 3/4x23 3/4, 85 3/4x60 1/2 cm. Muhlmeister & Johler, Hamburg. Condition B+: replaced losses and overpainting at edges; repaired tears, creases and abrasions at edges and in image. Mounted on Japan.
Before the First World War, the Hamburg America Line, with 175 ships, was the largest merchant fleet in the world. With much of her fleet destroyed during the war, HAPAG spent the inter-war years rebuilding, focusing on efficient, economic ships of medium size. Four ships were at the center of this effort: the Albert Baillin, (named after the company's pre-war managing director), her sister ship, Deutschland, and two similar ships, the New York and the Hamburg. Known as the "Famous Four," these ships were reported to be the steadiest on the Atlantic. A strong Art Deco image, this poster exists in several sizes with several different text variations. This is the German version. Weallans p. 128 (var), Verfuhrungen 205.
