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Includes remarkable views ofemigrants boarding Norddeutscher Lloyd steamships at Bremerhaven,Starting from Hoboken Dock, the steamshipSaale,Life on Deck, New York Harbor, theStatue of Liberty, Castle Garden, Sandy Hook, Bishop Rock Lighthouse and other Atlantic landmarks.
All20 of 20 mounted plates present, housed in the originalgold-stamped portfolio with silk-lined interior.
Condition:Plates excellent overall, with occasional minor corner bumps. Original portfolio very good with wear to extremities; silk lining intact. See photographs for details.
A substantial visual record of19th-century immigration, ocean travel and maritime history.
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Photographer:Gustav Schulz
Place:Leipzig & Berlin
Year:c.1890
Edition:Original Portfolio Issue
Contents:20 mounted photogravure plates — complete
Complete c.1890 portfolio of 20 original mounted photogravures documenting transatlantic emigration, steamship travel, and the journey between Germany and America during the great age of immigration.
Photographed byGustav Schulzand printed by the noted German firmGiesecke & Devrient, the portfolio follows the transatlantic journey fromBremerhaven and Norddeutscher Lloyd steamships, through life aboard ship and Atlantic navigation, toNew York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
Especially compelling are the human and maritime views: emigrants crowded alongside and boarding a Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship; passengers and crew inLife on Deck;Starting from Hoboken Dock, with the Norddeutscher Lloyd pier prominently visible; and the named steamshipSaale.
The complete series also records the ports, vessels and navigational landmarks encountered along the route.
Subjects include:
- Bremerhaven embarkation and emigrant boarding scenes
- Norddeutscher Lloyd steamships
- Starting from Hoboken Dock
- Life on Deckand other shipboard scenes
- Passenger accommodations and ship interiors
- New York Harbor and The Narrows
- Statue of Liberty
- Castle Garden immigration station
- Sandy Hook
- Pilot boat and Atlantic navigation
- Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Islands
- Dungeness Point
- Rotersand Lighthouse
Each photogravure ismounted on heavy card as issued, with printed captions and theGustav Schulz / Giesecke & Devrientcredits. The complete set of20 of 20 platesis preserved in its originalgold-stamped portfolio with silk-lined interior.
Condition:The plates are excellent overall, clean and attractive with strong image quality and only occasional minor corner bumps. Original portfolio is very good overall, with wear to the edges, corners and spine as photographed; it remains sound and presentable. The decorative silk-lined interior remains intact. Please examine the photographs for complete condition details.
A substantial surviving photographic record combining19th-century emigration history, Norddeutscher Lloyd and steamship history, early documentary photography, and New York Harbor imagery.
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