Santa Claus Round the World, Original Print, 1877 Audubon Original oil painting on canvas

Original oil painting on canvas by artist H

Schinz's work detailed many animals and natural history subjects

Gray's National Atlas was one of the most successful commercial ventures of the 1870s and one of the last to employ hand coloring on maps

It also traces the routes of the great discoverers who sailed strange seas and penetrated misty continents to add new areas to the known world

Original oil painting by the artist H

Santa Claus Round the World, Original Print, 1877 Audubon Original oil painting on canvasOriginal hand colored wood engraving from the January 6, 1877, issue of Harper's Weekly, titled "Santa Claus Round the World". It presents a satirical look at how Santa Claus might appear and what he might bring to different parts of the world, contrasting the traditional American Christmas with more stereotypical depictions of other regions. Central Depiction: A large, traditional Santa Claus holding a tray with a roasted turkey, cider, and other