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Auction History Result 2j047 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD linen 33x47 German travel poster 1930s ship to England, Ireland & Madeira! Date Sold 12/11/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Linenbacked German Travel Poster (measures 33 1/4" x 47 1/4" [84 x 120 cm]) (Learn More) Norddeutscher Lloyd (known in English as North German Lloyd) was a German shipping company which was founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crusemann in Bremen, Germany in 1857. It developed into one of the most important German shipping companies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was instrumental in the economic development of Bremen and Bremerhaven. In 1970, the company merged with Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) to form Hapag-Lloyd AG. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster is promoting travel to England, Ireland & Madeira (an autonomous region of Portugal) aboard the steamship Columbus. The ship made her maiden voyage in April 1924 and at the time, she was the German merchant marine's largest, fastest ocean liner, and was one of the first liners to have an outside swimming pool installed on her top deck, as well as a platform for night-time dancing. With the building of the Bremen and Europa, the Columbus was supplanted as the queen of the NDL fleet, and in 1929, she was given a refit to make her resemble her younger, larger and faster running mates. This included the addition of two larger smokestacks and replacement of the reciprocating engines with geared steam turbines. Near the beginning of World War II (WWII), the Columbus was destroyed by her own crew after refusing to surrender to the British. Her passengers and crew were taken aboard an American warship (America was neutral at the time) as rescued seamen, not as prisoners of war as they would have been had the British picked them up. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster was never folded. It had minor border wear and just a few scuffs scattered in the image. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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