The Road of the Roman
- Made:
- 1925
- publisher:
- London & North Eastern Railway
- printer:
- Vincent Brooks, Day and Son Limited
- artist:
- W.P. Wollen
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Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, The Road of the Roman, The Roman Wall by W P Wollen, about 1925. Coloured lithograph depicting a reconstruction of Hadrian's Wall, in about the second century AD. It depicts Roman auxiliary cavalrymen on horseback on a paved road, with the wall in the background, and a woman carrying a bucket in the foreground. Accompanying text reads "Tour by rail or road from Newcastle-on-Tyne" and also gives details of an illustrated guide. Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, Lith, London WC2. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.
Details
- Category:
- Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
- Object Number:
- 1994-8647
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
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overall: 1016 mm x 635 mm
- type:
- poster
- credit:
- British Railways Board Records Office
