Vectorized illustration of a boy fishing

It comes from an old book, and judging by the way the illustration was drawn, we can conclude that it was printed using the woodcut technique. Woodcut technique or xylography is one of the oldest reproductive techniques which originated in antiquity. It is a relief printing technique in which prints are made on paper or some other material by pressing a wooden stencil. The woodcut is performed on a flat wooden board/block on which the drawing is applied and then all the places not covered by the drawing are hollowed out, i.e. a relief of the drawing is made. Next, the process is classic for printing, the relief is coated with paint and the stencil is pressed on paper to transfer the relief to it.