January 1930. Plan and Views of Canadian Pacific Empress of France Trans-Atlantic

London: Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, 1930. Folding deck plan of the transatlantic steamer Empress of France, showing cabins, their furnishings, noting other passenger and a few crew spaces; with b/w photos of the ship's cabins & amenities on the reverse. This is a general depiction of the ship, not associated with any particular planned cruise. Built in 1913 for the Allan Line and christened the SS Alsatian, the ship served the trans-Atlantic trade until her conversion into an armed merchant cruiser in World War One; after the war she was acquired by the CP, refitted and renamed Empress of France in 1919. After a global circumnavigation in 1923, she was converted from coal to oil fuel. She continued to serve mostly the Southampton, UK to Quebec route, and was reconfigured twice, with the configuation shown in this plan done in 1927. In 1928 & '29, she sailed in the Pacific, returning to Atlantic service about the time this plan was produced. Her final voyage was in 1931, after which she was laid up in the Clyde, and scrapped in 1934. The plan notes her 27,600 tons displacement, geared turbine, quadruple screws, gross register of 18,400 tons, length of 600 feet, breadth 72 feet, speed 19½ knots; space for 281 first class, 368 tourist third cabin and 368 third class passengers with color key to their cabins & facilities. On its other side are nine b/w photos showing the ship, drawing room, bedroom of a suite, smoking & dining rooms, lounges. Single sheet folded several times; folded size about 19.5 by 9.5 cm (7¾ by 3¾ inches); unfolded about 75 by 101 cm (29½ by 39¾ inches). Plan in black + three colors, opposite in b/w only. Light wear & extraneous creasing, minor splits where some of the creases cross. . First Edition. Folded sheet. Very Good. 29½" by 39¾".