Antwerpen gebombardeerd door een zepplin: in der nacht van 24-25 Aug. 1914...

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Accession Number ARTV04868
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 61.8 x 42 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description lithograph and letter press printed in colour on paper
Maker Seghers, William
Place made Flanders: Antwerpen Province, Antwerp
Date made 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown

Description

Lithographic print commemorating a night time raid by a German Zepplin on Antwerp, Belgium on 23-24 August 1914. A large airship is depicted dropping bombs onto a market square as citizens flee. The image occupies the majority and is framed within a thin black border. The title and text are separate and positioned beneath the image in the bottom third of the sheet. Both image and text are set against a white background.