Holland America Line: A fold-out tissue deck plan from March 1913 for HAL's big early 20th century flagship, the ROTTERDAM (IV). Measuring 22" by 35", the deck plan shows both First and Second class areas. Each class held 500+ while unseen are the 2,500 packed down in steerage. The ship was the first transatlantic liner to have a glass-in Promenade Deck, an innovation that soon became the norm. The ROTTERDAM held several public rooms in separate islands up on Sun and Promenade decks, including a two story First Class Smoking Room. Next to the library was a Marconi Room with attached instrument and "silent" rooms. Quiet was apparently a HAL concern as even the library had a separate "Typewriter" room with a closing door. There are two sections with elegant looking suites but the rest of the cabins, First and Second, are rhythmic blocks looking much like the standardized lay-outs of modern cruise ships. There is also a small passenger elevator, one of the earliest installed in a ship. The ROTTERDAM oozed Edwardian elegance and was a steady money-maker for Holland America for decades. In the 1930s she was used for long cruises. With war looming, she was finally sent to the breakers in 1940. This early plan is in fair to good condition with 3 holes as seen in the photo and some discoloration.