Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BC
A standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC. Julius Caesar in breastplate and coat stands on board an anachronistic steamboat. Britons in animal skins with maces and cudgels fight them in the sea. Landing of Julius Caesar. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett's Comic History of England, Bradbury, Agnew and Co. London, 1880
Picture No
13135356
Media ID
45919876
Size
6682px x 4803px
(10.5MB)
Credit
Florilegius
Source
John Leech
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