Hapag Mediterranean and Orient Cruises, Hamburg - American Line, Hamburg, Germany : poster, c1930
A very colourful poster issued by Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft, better known as HAPAG or the Hamburg-American line and that dates from around 1930. Unusually, in that it is reproduced for a printing and design journal, no designer nor artist is shown but the printers are; Offsetdruck Otto Elsner of Berlin.
HAPAG was formed in 1847 and soon developed into Germany's, and sometimes the world's, largest steamship line primarily based on the mainstay of its trade for many years, emigration from Germany and Eastern Europe to America. It also sailed around the globe and had a large cruise touring programme as advertised by this English language poster for Mediterranean and Far Eastern tours. In 1970 it merged with the German company Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) (North German Lloyd) to form HAPAG-Lloyd, still in business today.
The printers are I'm sure Druckerei Otto Elsner, founded in Berlin in 1871 and who are still in business.
Hapag Mediterranean and Orient Cruises, Hamburg - American Line, Hamburg, Germany : poster, c1930
A very colourful poster issued by Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Aktien-Gesellschaft, better known as HAPAG or the Hamburg-American line and that dates from around 1930. Unusually, in that it is reproduced for a printing and design journal, no designer nor artist is shown but the printers are; Offsetdruck Otto Elsner of Berlin.
HAPAG was formed in 1847 and soon developed into Germany's, and sometimes the world's, largest steamship line primarily based on the mainstay of its trade for many years, emigration from Germany and Eastern Europe to America. It also sailed around the globe and had a large cruise touring programme as advertised by this English language poster for Mediterranean and Far Eastern tours. In 1970 it merged with the German company Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) (North German Lloyd) to form HAPAG-Lloyd, still in business today.
The printers are I'm sure Druckerei Otto Elsner, founded in Berlin in 1871 and who are still in business.