HAJONIDES VAN DER MEULEN / DR. RÖMER / DR. DE JONG — Orientfahrt Fürst Bismarck

Bound by Bretschneider Leeuwarden 1898 num. pasted illustrations (some in col) and two photographs og the travellers and the ship Auguste Victoria, map with journey, 36 x 27 x 4 cm. HARDCOVER: (Orig.bound in 3/4 leather with gilt. title, t.e.g., name on end paper, spine ends slightly worn, else VERY GOOD) A very rare,unique account of travel by cruise-ship Fürst Bismarck to the Mediterranean and the Orient by three wealthy Frisian friends, beautifully illustrated with a collection anthropological and touristical illistrations,and photographs of ship and passengers. In the 1890s the Hamburg America Line added the SS Fürst Bismarck to the series.