An early picture postcard, published in Swindon, depicting Avebury as it may originally have appeared.  The illustration is after an original drawing by C19th antiquary John Britton.  The caption reads:  "The Great Stone Circle, it is said, was approached by two avenues of 200 stones each, which took a sinuous course south-east and south-west and represented a snake transmitted through a circle."   This card is postmarked 1909 and has been sent to a naval rating aboard a vessel docked in Malta.  Later monochrome versions of this card exist, but this is the less common early coloured version.  In good condition.  Cat No A276