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1898 Shipbuilding Engineering Germany Gute Hoffnung Works Krupp Works Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Vintage Illustrations

We are pleased to offer this 125+ year old ORIGINAL vintage article, How a Ship is Built, published in the Scientific American Supplement in 1898.

This article is 3 pages with 10 illustrations / engravings. Page size is approximately 11" x 16". (SA0402) 2/23

Illustrations:

Floating dock
A cruiser in process of construction-showing transverse frames
Brazilian Armored vessel "24th of May" in floating dock
Crank shaft of the "Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse"
Boiler of "Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse"
Twin-Screw Steamer before launching
Launch of "Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse"
The "Bra Denburg" after launching a the Vulcan Works
Floating Crane and the Mail Steamer
The "Hertha" on the day of the launch

Condition: Very Good. Light creasing and soiling due to age. See photos.