Catapult Collection

David standing with crossed legs and holding the head of Goliath on a pedestal at lef... 1600-1700. Creator: Anon
David standing with crossed legs and holding the head of Goliath on a pedestal at left, a sword on the ground, after Reni, 1600-1700

The siege of Barbastro, 1064. From Fleurs des chroniques by Bernardus Guidonis, after 1384. Creator: Anonymous
The siege of Barbastro, 1064. From Fleurs des chroniques by Bernardus Guidonis, after 1384. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque municipale, Besancon

The Siege of Antioch. Miniature from the "Historia" by William of Tyre, c. 1280. Creator: Anonymous
The Siege of Antioch. Miniature from the "Historia" by William of Tyre, c. 1280. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque municipale de Lyon

The Siege of Nicaea in 1097 (From "Li rommans de Godefroy de Buillon et de Salehadin"), 1337. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

David standing with crossed legs and holding the head of Goliath on a pedestal at left, a sword on the ground, after Reni, ca. 1635-45

David and Goliath, 1551. Creator: Hans Sebald Lautensack
David and Goliath, 1551

David with the Head of Goliath, 1651. Creator: Abraham Bosse
David with the Head of Goliath, 1651

First catapult post delivery, 1929, (1932). Creator: Unknown
First catapult post delivery, 1929, (1932). In 1927, the German Transport Ministry wanted to speed up trans-Atlantic mail delivery

Bombarding a Fort in Saxon Times, c1934. Illustration showing the balista, a siege machine which was used to hurl massive stones against city walls and fortifications

Siege catapults, 1842. Artist: Friedrich Martin von Reibisch
Siege catapults, 1842. A mangonel throwing a projectile of Greek fire (left) and a trebuchet (right). Plate from A History of the Development and Customs of Chivalry, by Dr Franz Kottenkamp

Siege weapons, 1842. Artist: Friedrich Martin von Reibisch
Siege weapons, 1842. Ballistae and a trebuchet (right). Plate from A History of the Development and Customs of Chivalry, by Dr Franz Kottenkamp

Catapulta, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Archimedes Siege Catapult. From The Histories by Polybius, 1727. Artist: Anonymous
Archimedes Siege Catapult. From The Histories by Polybius, 1727. Private Collection

David, c1898. Artist: George Heywood Maunoir Sumner
David, c1898. An illustration of the biblical tale. After a cartoon for Sgraffito Decoration by Heywood Sumner, 1898. After a cartoon by George Heywood Maunoir Sumner (1853-1940)

The method and a scale for casting bombs into a town, 1748. A print from the Universal Magazine, 1748

The Catapult, c1868. A Roman siege engine attacks the city of Carthage during the siege of 146 BC. Delenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) is carved into the wood. Hand-coloured later

Mangonel, an engine of war in the 15th century, (1870). A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege engine used to throw projectiles at the walls of a city or castle

Siege machine, c1260, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Siege machine, c1260, (1843). Copy of a manuscript illustration showing soldiers using a machine to hurl stones at the walls of an enemy stronghold

Catapults, c. 1490. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Roman soldiers operating a catapult, c1750. Artist: William Henry Toms
Roman soldiers operating a catapult, c1750. A Roman siege engine used for hurling missiles, such as stones at bottom left, at the enemy

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