this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2025
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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!

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It is really hard for my eyes to look at that and not say "corn"

[–] PugJesus 3 points 2 weeks ago

men of the corn

[–] MisterNeon 3 points 2 weeks ago

The stools they're sitting on are really interesting.

[–] CosmoNova 2 points 2 weeks ago

For anyone interested: This is from the book „Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali“ by Khephra Burns from 2001. The illustrations are by Leo and Diane Dillon. It’s mostly fictional, especially the illustrations.