1875 Wood Engraving Sloop Santa Martha Ship Sail Rio Negro Brazil Raft XGHC1 CL2 This is an original 1940

This is an original 1940 black and white print ad for the Union Oil Company of Los Angeles

This ad has a great use of color

This 168+ year old Item is rated Very Fine / Fine

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1875 Wood Engraving Sloop Santa Martha Ship Sail Rio Negro Brazil Raft XGHC1 CL2 This is an original 1940This is an original 1875 black and white wood engraving of the Sloop Santa Martha arriving to pick up a traveler on route to Para on Brazil. A group of drunken Barra Traders insisted on seeing off the traveler aboard a raft in the waters of the Rio Negro. CONDITION This 136+ year old Item is rated Very Fine ++. Light aging throughout. No creases. There is light bleedthrough on this piece from the verso. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage.