A Briton from the pre-Roman era

A Briton of the interior, carrying tarian (shield), fon-wayw (spear) and bwyell-arv (battle axe), from the pre-Roman era. In front of a Catterthun fortress. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, London, 1821

19th Century Ancient History Aquatint Barbarians Briton Charles Hamilton Smith Havell Pre-roman Samuel Meyrick

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