THEODORE ETBAUER (1892-1975) EUROPA-BRASILIEN / GRAF ZEPPELIN. 1932. 40 1/2x27 1/2 inches. Muhlmeister & Johler, Hamburg. Condition B / B+: repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and image. A montage of photographs illustrating the Graf Zeppelin heading to and returning from South America, with two shots of her interior quarters, and a list of travel dates and excursions listed in the middle (from which we can date the poster). The luxury airship began flying in 1928. By the time the Graf Zeppelin's career ended in 1937, she had made 590 flights (which included 144 ocean crossings) and had flown more than 1,000,000 miles in total. These early airships were constructed by the firm Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, whose monogrammed logo appears on the poster.
