About this motif
On the Elbe and Havel, inland shipping linked Hamburg with Berlin. Tows of several barges carried coal, grain and building materials over long distances.
Peters' etching "Towed Barge in Hamburg–Berlin Traffic" shows, from the bow of one barge, another towed barge on churning water, with a lifebuoy and ropes in front. Image about 12 x 16 cm on a 26 x 37 cm sheet, black and white or hand-coloured, framed on request.
