Dimensions: 198 x 226 mm 2 Publisher: Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij (VNS) Authors: - Printer: - Date: - Description: A fleet interiors brochure for VNS’s combo liners. The cover features elegant graphics highlighted in gold. Inside, the pages are bright orange. Included are the Aagtekerk and Almkerk twins, built in 1934. Photographs show these were fitted with unusual Maierform bows. Also profiled are two pairs of early 1920s ships: Serooskerk and Zuiderkerk, and Gaasterkerk and Grootekerk. Each pair is accompanied by two full deck plans. Twelve b&w photographs, unattributed to specific vessels, showcase comfortable, even stylish, cabins and public rooms. All six of these vessels were lost in the coming war. (softcover, 14 pages) "The Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij (United Netherlands Shipping Company) was a Dutch shipping company that operated various liner services, including: Holland-Australia Line, Holland Oost-Azie Line, Holland British-India Line, Holland- Persian Gulf Line, Holland-Afrika Line, and Holland-West Afrika Line.

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