Original 1840 engraving with the battlefield of Bannockburn seen from Gillie's Hill at sunset. Cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by David Octavius Hill and published by Blackie & Son in Glasgow. On that plain Robert I of Scotland defeated the army of Edward II of England in June 1314.
Original 1840 engraving with the battlefield of Bannockburn seen from Gillie's Hill at sunset. Cut by W. Richardson after a drawing by David Octavius Hill and published by Blackie & Son in Glasgow. On that plain Robert I of Scotland defeated the army of Edward II of England in June 1314.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: David Octavius Hill, R.S.A.
Engraver: W. Richardson.
Date: 1840.
Source: Blackie & Son, Glasgow (The Land of Burns series).
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 in (24.2 x 16.4 cm).
Condition: Good. Light vertical crease in the lower margin and light browning of the paper.