Picture sheet German Fleet Association, German Empire, ca. 1900. Lithographed print on cardboard, compilation of historical scenes of Franco-German history between 1815 and 1870. Central Kaiser Wilhelm II. Typographically printed on reverse ''Gedenket der deutschen Flotte!/ Das Deutsche Flottengesetz/ Der Deutsche Flotten-Verein''. Perforated corners. Printed advertisement of the silk goods manufacturer Johann Louis Lotze in Hohenstein-Ernstthal. Conservation defects. 39.5 x 23.5 cm, framed behind glass. Frame. Color lithograph: emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire, surrounded by historical scenes, ca. 1900. On cardboard. Glass frame. 48 x 38 cm.

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