Title

Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920). Restoration of the ancient monument. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC. The great Neolithic Sarsen circle was erected between 2500 and 2000 BC. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s).
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C34_196

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,8Mb (1,7Mb) / 8,9in x 13,4in / 2684 x 4012 (300dpi)

Keywords

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