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57.—Ancient British Canoes. “Some of the Roman writers might lead us to believe that the Britons had boats capable of distant navigation; but this is doubted by most careful inquirers. But the light boats which were peculiar to the island were certainly of a construction well suited to their objects; for Cæsa, in his History of the Civil War, tells us that he had learnt their [...] |
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2.—Stonehenge. – Restored Plan. Dr. Stukely’s drawing; the shaded stones were the ones remaining in the early 1840s when this plan was prepared. [more...] |
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3.—Stonehenge. – Perspective Elevation, restored. “The external appearance which the whole work would have if restored, is shown in the perspective elevation. (Fig. 3.)” (p. 3) |
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58.—British Coracles. “The primitive inhabitants of all sea-girt countries are fishermen. It is impossible not to believe that the people of Britain, having at their command the treasures of wide æstuaries and deep rivers, were fishermen to a large extent. The Britons must always have [...] |
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4.—Stonehenge: section 1 to 2 (Restored Plan, Fig. 2), 105 feet. “The internal arrangment is exhibited in the section.” (p. 3) |
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5.—Stonehenge. “The present arrangement of the ruin [of Stonehenge] is shown in Figs. 5 and 6.” (p. 3) |
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65.—Shield in the British Museum. “It is equally difficult to determine the date of those valuable relics which have been found in various places, exhibiting a taste for symmetry and nice workmanship in the fabrication of their weapons, offensive and defensive, and the ruder decorations of their persons. Such are the [...]Flintshire, now in the British Museum (Fig. 64). Such are the shields (Figs. 65, 66, 67), of one of which (Fig. 67) Sir Samuel Meyrick, its possessor, says, “It is impossible to contemplate the artistic portions without feeling convinced that there is a mixture of British ornaments with such resemblances to the elegant designs on Roman works as would be produced by a people in a state of less civilization.” (p. 22) [more...] |
