• Item & Era: Original Carte de Visite (CDV) photograph, circa 1860s–1870s.

• ​Subject Matter: Depicts a full-sailed three-masted wooden sailing ship at sea riding waves.

• ​Transcriptions:

• ​Front (bottom caption): Partial micro-caption along bottom edge.

• ​Back (printed studio mark): "Otto Soop / HAMBURG / Admiralität-Str. 3-4. / Nº 1869 / Die Platte bleibt für Nachbestellung aufbewahrt."

• ​Back (handwritten in pencil): "362-"

• ​Measurements: Approximately 4.0 inches wide by 2.4 inches high.

​Condition: Fair to Good antique condition. Significant chip/piece missing on the right edge, edge/corner wear, and noticeable surface abrasions, foxing, and scratching across the front image.