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Armored Frigate “Grosser Kurfürst” (“Great Elector”), Christening of the. Accordingly richest scenery. Launched in 1875 she was, after her two sisterships Friedrich der Große & Preußen, the third armored ship with gun turrets built in Germany. Wood engraving after Gustav Schönleber (Bietigheim 1851 – Karlsruhe 1917) for Adolf Closs, Stuttgart. (1880/81.) Inscribed: A. Closs. X(ylographic) I(nstitute), otherwise as before. 9.5 x 16.8 cm.

BACK: Launching of the Armored Corvette “Bayern”. Wood engraving after Fritz Stoltenberg (Kiel 1855 – Schönberg/Holstein 1921). 15.5 x 11.9 cm. – On both sides continuous text to the first.
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