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Background imageFortifications Collection: Edinburgh from Calton Hill, c1870

Edinburgh from Calton Hill, c1870. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imageFortifications Collection: Beech and Oak (Frontispiece), from The Park and the Forest, 1841

Beech and Oak (Frontispiece), from The Park and the Forest, 1841

Background imageFortifications Collection: Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Creator: Unknown

Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Henry IV (1050-1106) King German King and Holy Roman Emperor, after being excommunicated

Background imageFortifications Collection: Buchanan Castle, East Front, 1933. Creator: Unknown

Buchanan Castle, East Front, 1933. Creator: Unknown
Buchanan Castle, East Front, 1933. View of Buchanan Castle, a country house in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It was built in the mid 19th century as a home for the Montrose family

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of Richmond, Yorkshire, England, 1788. Creator: George Cuit

View of Richmond, Yorkshire, England, 1788. Creator: George Cuit
View of Richmond, Yorkshire, England, 1788

Background imageFortifications Collection: A Cricket Match at Christchurch Priory, Hampshire, 1850, (1947). Creator: Unknown

A Cricket Match at Christchurch Priory, Hampshire, 1850, (1947). Creator: Unknown
A Cricket Match at Christchurch Priory, Hampshire, 1850, (1947). Spectators watching a match on Stanpit Marsh outside the town of Christchurch, (now in Dorset)

Background imageFortifications Collection: View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, 1839. Creator: Martinus Rorbye

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, 1839. Creator: Martinus Rorbye
View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, 1839

Background imageFortifications Collection: Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. Creator: James Baylis Allen

Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. Creator: James Baylis Allen
Danejohn Hill, Canterbury, Kent, 1829. The Dane John Mound, a former Roman cemetery, was converted into a motte-and-bailey castle in the 11th century

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Char-a-banc presented to Her Majesty by the King of the French, 1844

The Char-a-banc presented to Her Majesty by the King of the French, 1844. Queen Victoria and King Louis Philippe of France ride from the Queens Entrance at Windsor Castle to Twickenham

Background imageFortifications Collection: Gotha - from His Royal Highness Prince Alberts drawing, 1845. Creator: W. J. Linton

Gotha - from His Royal Highness Prince Alberts drawing, 1845. Creator: W. J. Linton
Gotha - from His Royal Highness Prince Alberts drawing, 1845. View of the town of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany, seat of the royal house of Wettin of which Prince Albert was a member

Background imageFortifications Collection: Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865, 1865

Background imageFortifications Collection: Nottingham Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Nottingham Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Nottingham Castle, 1898. 1 and 2: Mortimers Hole; 3: King David of Scotlands Prison; 4 The Castle Gate. From " Our Own Country, Volume IV"

Background imageFortifications Collection: Ancient Greek ornamental architecture and sculpture, (1898). Creator: Unknown

Ancient Greek ornamental architecture and sculpture, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Ancient Greek ornamental architecture and sculpture, (1898). Fig. I. Doric capital from Paestum (with painted ornaments). Fig 2

Background imageFortifications Collection: Mountain Landscape with a Castle, 1609. Creator: Roelandt Savery

Mountain Landscape with a Castle, 1609. Creator: Roelandt Savery
Mountain Landscape with a Castle, 1609.

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1515. Creator: Bernaert van Orley

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1515. Creator: Bernaert van Orley
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1515.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageFortifications Collection: King and Queen leaving St. George's Chapel, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

King and Queen leaving St. George's Chapel, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
King and Queen leaving St. George's Chapel, 1911. Shows the soon-to-be King of England, George V, and his wife Mary of Teck leaving the St

Background imageFortifications Collection: Carnarvon Castle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Carnarvon Castle, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Carnarvon Castle, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Caernarfon Castle, built by Edward I, in Caernarfon, Wales.

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of a River Port with the Castel Sant'Angelo, unknown date. Creator: Master of the Monogram IDM

View of a River Port with the Castel Sant'Angelo, unknown date. Creator: Master of the Monogram IDM
View of a River Port with the Castel Sant'Angelo, unknown date.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Castle in a Forest, 1667. Creator: Jan Wijnants

Castle in a Forest, 1667. Creator: Jan Wijnants
Castle in a Forest, 1667.

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Fort and Ten Pound Island, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1847. Creator: Fitz Hugh Lane

The Fort and Ten Pound Island, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1847. Creator: Fitz Hugh Lane
The Fort and Ten Pound Island, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1847.

Background imageFortifications Collection: A Stormy Sea, 1748. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet

A Stormy Sea, 1748. Creator: Claude-Joseph Vernet
A Stormy Sea, 1748.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire, 1813. Creator: Hugh William Williams

Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire, 1813. Creator: Hugh William Williams
Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire, 1813.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, c1830-32. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, c1830-32. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, c1830-32. The row of houses on the left provides a counterpoint to the monumental structure on the right--the Castel Sant'Angelo

Background imageFortifications Collection: Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... Effigies. Plate 18. Zu Cöllen, 1635. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... Effigies. Plate 18. Zu Cöllen, 1635. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Amoenissimae aliquot locorum ... Effigies. Plate 18. Zu Collen, 1635.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... effigies. Plate 14. Rudeßheim im Rinckow, 1635

Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... effigies. Plate 14. Rudeßheim im Rinckow, 1635. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Amoenissimae aliquot locorum ... effigies. Plate 14. Rudeszheim im Rinckow, 1635.

Background imageFortifications Collection: The South Façade of Warwick Castle, 1748. Creator: Canaletto

The South Façade of Warwick Castle, 1748. Creator: Canaletto
The South Facade of Warwick Castle, 1748.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Montenegrins attacking Becic [i.e., Decic] Fort, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Montenegrins attacking Becic [i.e., Decic] Fort, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Montenegrins attacking Becic [i.e., Decic] Fort, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Montenegrins attacking Turkish fort at Decic, Montenegro.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Falmouth Harbor, c1825. Creator: JMW Turner

Falmouth Harbor, c1825. Creator: JMW Turner
Falmouth Harbor, c1825.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Windsor Castle, c1792. Creator: Thomas Girtin

Windsor Castle, c1792. Creator: Thomas Girtin
Windsor Castle, c1792.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Lydford Castle, 1800. Creator: Thomas Girtin

Lydford Castle, 1800. Creator: Thomas Girtin
Lydford Castle, 1800.

Background imageFortifications Collection: Uncovering the equestrian statue of the late Field Marshal Lord Combermere at Chester, 1865

Uncovering the equestrian statue of the late Field Marshal Lord Combermere at Chester, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Uncovering the equestrian statue of the late Field Marshal Lord Combermere at Chester, 1865. 'Sir Edward Cust, introduced by Earl Grosvenor

Background imageFortifications Collection: Floors Castle, Kelso, seat of the Duke of Roxburghe, visited by Prince and Princess of Wales

Floors Castle, Kelso, seat of the Duke of Roxburghe, visited by Prince and Princess of Wales, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Floors Castle, Kelso, seat of the Duke of Roxburghe, visited by Prince and Princess of Wales, 1865. 'The Prince and Princess of Wales [future King Edward VII

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Cholera at Malta: sanitary encampment of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment on the Floriana, 1865

The Cholera at Malta: sanitary encampment of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment on the Floriana, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Cholera at Malta: sanitary encampment of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment on the Floriana, 1865. 'In the Number of our Journal for the 23rd of September we gave an Illustration of

Background imageFortifications Collection: Festivities at Kilkenny Castle on the Coming of Age of the Marquis of Ormonde, 1865

Festivities at Kilkenny Castle on the Coming of Age of the Marquis of Ormonde, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Festivities at Kilkenny Castle [in Ireland] on the Coming of Age of the Marquis of Ormonde, 1865. To celebrate '...the young Lord's twenty-first birthday...there was a grand display of

Background imageFortifications Collection: Salzburg, the place of meeting of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, 1865

Salzburg, the place of meeting of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Salzburg, the place of meeting of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, 1865. 'The meeting of the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia at Salzburg, for the purpose, no doubt

Background imageFortifications Collection: 'The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne, 1080', from a picture by W. B. Scott, 1865

"The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne, 1080", from a picture by W. B. Scott, 1865. Engraving of a painting

Background imageFortifications Collection: Meeting of the Sussex Archaeological Society at Amberley Castle, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Meeting of the Sussex Archaeological Society at Amberley Castle, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Sussex Archaeological Society at Amberley Castle, 1865. '...not less than 400 of the members and other friends assembled within the sombre-looking ivy-clad walls of the castle

Background imageFortifications Collection: The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The British Channel Squadron entering Cherbourg Harbour, [northern France], 1865. View '...from a sketch by our special artist...The first to round the point was the Royal yacht Osborne, while

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Railway Station, Arica, Peru, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Railway Station, Arica, Peru, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Railway Station, Arica, Peru, 1865. View from a sketch by Mr. J. N. Dutton '...of H.M.S. Shearwater, when lying in that harbour of the Pacific coast

Background imageFortifications Collection: Scene From 'Arrah-Na-Pogue', at the Princess's Theatre, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Scene From "Arrah-Na-Pogue", at the Princess's Theatre, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Scene From "Arrah-Na-Pogue", at the Princess's Theatre, 1865. London stage production. 'The beautiful scene which we have selected for one of our Illustrations will be recognised

Background imageFortifications Collection: The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864

The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The siege operations in St. Mary's Creek, Chatham: boats advancing to the assault, 1864. Mock battle. View of '...the advance of the Royal Marines in the boats which conveyed them up St

Background imageFortifications Collection: Mount Edgcumbe, visited by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1865

Mount Edgcumbe, visited by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Mount Edgcumbe, visited by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1865. 'Mount Edgcumbe [in Cornwall] is one of the most beautiful places on the coast of the British

Background imageFortifications Collection: The War in Denmark: the assault on No. 4 Redoubt at Düppel...by our special artist, 1864

The War in Denmark: the assault on No. 4 Redoubt at Düppel...by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: the assault on No. 4 Redoubt at Duppel - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. 'Since the seaward redoubts, No. 1 and No

Background imageFortifications Collection: Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Duppel, 1864. Engraving '...from a sketch by our Special Artist...[showing] the aspect of Duppel since the storm of war has swept

Background imageFortifications Collection: The War in Denmark: rear view of the Düppel position, from the Church Battery, Sonderburg, 1864

The War in Denmark: rear view of the Düppel position, from the Church Battery, Sonderburg, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist: rear view of the Duppel position, from the Church Battery, Sonderburg, 1864

Background imageFortifications Collection: Fight at Waiari, on the Mangapiko River, New Zealand, on the 11th of February, 1864

Fight at Waiari, on the Mangapiko River, New Zealand, on the 11th of February, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Fight at Waiari, on the Mangapiko River, New Zealand, on the 11th of February, 1864. 'It seems that...some of our soldiers went into the river to bathe

Background imageFortifications Collection: The War in Denmark: fortifications of Fredericia - Schleswig Bastion and Princess's Bastion, 1864

The War in Denmark: fortifications of Fredericia - Schleswig Bastion and Princess's Bastion, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: fortifications of Fredericia - Schleswig Bastion and Princess's Bastion, 1864. Engraving from a sketch '...by our Special Artist



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