Original nineteenth-century steel engraving of the Roman inscription of the Tabula Traiana in the Kazan gorge on the lower Danube. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by J. C. Bentley. The lettering states that the tablet commemorates Trajan's first campaign against the Dacians, in the year 103.
Original nineteenth-century steel engraving of the Roman inscription of the Tabula Traiana in the Kazan gorge on the lower Danube. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by J. C. Bentley. The lettering states that the tablet commemorates Trajan's first campaign against the Dacians, in the year 103.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: W. H. Bartlett (William Henry Bartlett, 1809-1854)
Engraver: J. C. Bentley (Joseph Clayton Bentley, 1809-1851)
Source: Illustrated work on the Danube with views by W. H. Bartlett; the printed heading reads "Dacian frontier. Lower Danube"
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 in (21.5 x 15 cm)
Condition: Good, clean paper of good tone, with an isolated small stain in the margin.