The Land Ironclads, 1903. Photomechanical reproduction of a pen and ink drawing. The Strand 26 (July – December 1903), 755. Shepperson’s image closely accords with Wells’s description of the Ironclads as beetle-like. His inclusion of details on the vehicles’ hulls adds to the sense of reality, but the blank landscape seems to reinforce the notion of their being like scurrying animals milling around on the ground. [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]
Photograph and text by Simon Cooke. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one.]
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Wells, H.G. ‘The Land Ironclads.’ Illustrated by Claude Shepperson. The Strand 26 (July–December 1903): 751–64.
Created 16 March 2026