Von See Auf Hamburg / From Sea to Hamburg

Diverse Authors: 1959 Hamburg, hardcover 305 pages, illustrated. All the details of the harbour, the approach, the rules, services, the maritime business etc + advertisements. The Book presents a richly illustrated, bilingual portrait of Hamburg’s maritime gateway, tracing routes from the open sea up the Elbe into the port and city with maps, photographs, and explanatory texts that highlight nautical infrastructure and seafaring life. Compiled in the 1950s and issued by Carl Griese in Hamburg, the volume combines historical context with fold-out charts and images to document the port’s postwar significance and its connections between ocean trade and the city’s harbor landscape.