Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

Generally speaking, actual photos of a historical item should go to [email protected]

Photos of ruins should go to [email protected]

Photos of the past should go to [email protected]

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Depiction of the First Siege of Vienna by Hans Sebald Beham (lemmy.world)
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Baltic artillery tower cutaway, 16th century AD (lemmy.world)
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Sengoku Jidai (~16th century AD) era Japanese naval ships in close-combat (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Medieval soldier loading a crossbow with a belt-hook (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Medieval footmen with infantry weapons (lemmy.world)
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Roman auxiliaries being led into battle (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Medieval siege engines (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Construction of a Roman aqueduct (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Roof tilers in an ancient Roman city (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Etruscan home in pre-Roman Italy (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Cutaway of the Tullianum (main prison) in Rome (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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The canals of Tenochtitlan in the Aztec Empire (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Simple cutaway of a Roman aqueduct (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Walls of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Drawing of the city of Acre under siege (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Member of the Varangian Guard, Norse and Germanic mercenaries in service to the Byzantine Empire (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Athenians charging the Persian line at the Battle of Marathon (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Roman auxiliaries preparing to assault a Celtic fort (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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A selection of equipment from WW1 (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Italian Alpine specialist troops climbing a cliffside, bringing a light artillery piece with them, WW1 (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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British infantry accompanying tanks, with anti-tank mines depicted at bottom, WW1 (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Assault on Fushimi Castle, Japan, 1600 AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Contemporary illustrations of WW1 sniper suits (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Bridge-gate of a Polynesian fishing village (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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Models of a Roman force being ambushed (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations
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