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This is a colored print from the last quarter of the 19th C. entitled “The new Cunard steam-ship Servia.” The print maker was Druck n. Verlag v. A. Felgner of Berlin Germany. We believe this to be a very difficult print to find and was only able to locate one which is in the collection of the British National Maritime Museum. Due to the historical significance of this vessel there were other prints of her by other makers including Currier & Ives. The print is framed and in excellent condition. The frame appears to be original to the piece and with the original backboard and glass.
Framed size is 18 ½ X 15 ½ . Sight size is 15 ½ X 12 ½. Information about the Servia from Wikipedia is below.
\"SS Servia, also known as RMS Servia, was a successful transatlantic passenger and mail steamer of revolutionary design, built by J & G Thomson of Clydebank and launched in 1881. She was the first large ocean liner to be built of steel instead of iron, and the first Cunard ship to have an electric lighting installation. For these and other reasons, maritime historians often consider Servia to be the first \"modern\" ocean liner. Launched on 1 March 1881, Servia was the first of Cunard’s new breed of ocean liners. She was the second largest ship in the world at 515 feet long and 52.1 feet wide. With her design and construction guided by admiralty specifications, Servia had many features that satisfied the requirements for her to be placed high on the admiralty\'s reserve list of the armed auxiliary cruisers, where she could be called into service in times of war.\"
A rare print for the maritime collector or print collector.
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