Original plates from 1905 (not a reprint)
Various old and newer (up to 1897) ship types are shown on the very beautiful wood engravings:
Egyptian sea ship - Ship of state of the Hiero of Syracuse - Tireme (three-row ship) - Venetian galley - Viking boat - Nordic dragon boat - Caravel of Columbus - Hansa cog - Two-decker "Henry Grace a Dieu" 15515 - Two-decker "Great Harry" 1550 - English ship of the line (triple-decker ) "Royal Sovereign" 1637 . English ship of the line "Nelsons Victory" - Prussian sailing corvette "Amazone" 1861 - German steam corvette "Augusta" 1885 - German steam frigate "Elisabeth" - Hamburg five-masted steel sailing ship "Potosi" 1894.
One sheet printed on both sides!
Sheet size approx. 24x30cm.
The engraving was produced by the Leipzig/Vienna Bibliographic Institute publishing house and comes from Meyer's Conversation Lexicon 6. edition.
Over 110 years old, well preserved!
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Motifs: shipping, nautical, steamship, liner shipping, sailing ships, warships