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City Walls Collection

Background imageCity Walls Collection: By Jerusalem. Study, 1921. Creator: Anna Katarina Boberg

By Jerusalem. Study, 1921. Creator: Anna Katarina Boberg
By Jerusalem. Study, 1921

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Walkers Pillar, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1860. Artist: R Wallis

Walkers Pillar, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1860. Artist: R Wallis
Walkers Pillar, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1860. Walkers Monument, a doric column eighty feet high, was erected to perpetuate the memory of Reverend George Walker (1645-1690)

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Map of the English city of Exeter by John Hooker, 1587. Artist: John Hooker

Map of the English city of Exeter by John Hooker, 1587. Artist: John Hooker
Birds eye view map by John Hooker, engraved by Remegius Hogenberg: 8000 inhabitants lived in 93 acres. The town was economically powerful and well known for its trade of wool

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Westgate, Canterbury, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Westgate, Canterbury, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Westgate, Canterbury, 1898. Grade I listed Westgate, a medieval gatehouse in the city walls of Canterbury were built from Kentish ragstone c1379. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

Background imageCity Walls Collection: October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe

October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Octobre - Le Louvre. Peasants sowing seed in a ploughed field: the man on the right is broadcasting by hand, as magpies eat the fallen grain

Background imageCity Walls Collection: The Siege of Colchester by the Parliament Forces... 1648, (1944). Creator: W Keymer

The Siege of Colchester by the Parliament Forces... 1648, (1944). Creator: W Keymer
The Siege of Colchester by the Parliament Forces Under the Command of General Fairfax, 1648, (1944). Map of the town of Colchester in Essex which was attacked by Parliamentary commander Lord-General

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Creator: David Roberts

Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Creator: David Roberts
Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Arc (or Gate) of the Ears, also known as the Bib-Arrambla Gate, in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Background imageCity Walls Collection: The Canterbury Pilgrimage, late 15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw

The Canterbury Pilgrimage, late 15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
The Canterbury Pilgrimage, late 15th century, (1843). A 19th-century version of Chaucers pilgrims from a manuscript of Lydgates Storie of Thebes

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of fortified city, 1493

View of fortified city, 1493. A cog, a type of sailing vessel, can be seen in the foreground. A watergate gives access to the city at bottom right

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Skating at Florence, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Skating at Florence, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Skating at Florence, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by L. Caldesi. 'In Florence this year our English residents and visitors have been able to enjoy skating with as much zest as has been done

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives - from a photograph by Mr. F. Bedford..., 1862

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives - from a photograph by Mr. F. Bedford..., 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives - from a photograph by Mr. F. Bedford, who accompanied the Prince of Wales in his tour in the east, 1862. 'Mr

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Troops in front of city gate. Creator: Romeyn de Hooghe

Troops in front of city gate. Creator: Romeyn de Hooghe
Troops in front of city gate

Background imageCity Walls Collection: The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. This spirited Engraving, from an original Sketch, represents tha exciting scene of the storming of Delhi, at the Cashmere gate, by our brave troops

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Sketches at Canton - Panic at the Commissariat Stores - 'Great Firing and No Execution', 1858

Sketches at Canton - Panic at the Commissariat Stores - "Great Firing and No Execution", 1858. British forces cause havoc in China

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Salonica, the Scene of the Massacre of the German and French Consuls, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Salonica, the Scene of the Massacre of the German and French Consuls, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Salonica, the Scene of the Massacre of the German and French Consuls, 1876....view of the Turkish seaport town of Salonica

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America - Quebec, Canada East... 1860

Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America - Quebec, Canada East... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the Prince of Wales in British North America - Quebec, Canada East - from a drawing by our special artist, G. H. Andrews, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits North America

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of Capua, from Monte St. Angelo - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

View of Capua, from Monte St. Angelo - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860. Creator: Unknown
View of Capua, from Monte St. Angelo - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860. The Sketch from which our Engraving is taken was made...shortly before the battle on the Volturno

Background imageCity Walls Collection: The city of Antioch, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The city of Antioch, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The city of Antioch, 1860. A glimpse of Antioch is caught from the shoulders of Mount Casius. This grand, bare peak, 5700 feet high, rises abruptly from the sea

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Lisbon Captured by French Troops under Robert of Normandy. Creator: Crispijn van de Passe

Lisbon Captured by French Troops under Robert of Normandy. Creator: Crispijn van de Passe
Lisbon Captured by French Troops under Robert of Normandy

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Tien-Tsin, on the banks of the Peiho River, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Tien-Tsin, on the banks of the Peiho River, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Tien-Tsin, on the banks of the Peiho River, 1860. The British in China. Small vessels only can approach the mouth of the Peiho River

Background imageCity Walls Collection: The Entry into Jerusalem, mid-late 17th century. Creator: Willem van Herp

The Entry into Jerusalem, mid-late 17th century. Creator: Willem van Herp
The Entry into Jerusalem, mid-late 17th century. Christ rides a donkey into Jerusalem. He blesses the multitude as a woman spreads a cloak on the ground to welcome him. People hold palm fronds

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View towards Visby ring wall. Creator: Victor Forssell

View towards Visby ring wall. Creator: Victor Forssell
View towards Visby ring wall, Unknown date

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH

Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH... Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Mughal painting depicts elephants on the bank of a river in a rocky landscape with a

Background imageCity Walls Collection: The Medieval Walls of Nijmegen, 1643. Creator: Jan van Goyen

The Medieval Walls of Nijmegen, 1643. Creator: Jan van Goyen
The Medieval Walls of Nijmegen, 1643. The remnants of the medieval castle and a section of the walls of the city Nijmegen, on the Waal River in the eastern Netherlands

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of the Walls of Maastricht with the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk in the background, 1670

View of the Walls of Maastricht with the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk in the background, 1670. Creator: Josua de Grave
View of the Walls of Maastricht with the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk in the background, 1670

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Plate: Table XXXIII(d). A popular illustrated textbook for children

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Cityscape in winter, 1780-1848. Creator: Martinus Schouman

Cityscape in winter, 1780-1848. Creator: Martinus Schouman
Cityscape in winter, 1780-1848. Figures on the ice

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Walled River and Bridge with Buildings Above, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato

Walled River and Bridge with Buildings Above, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Walled River and Bridge with Buildings Above, 1860

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Imperial Building behind High Wall, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato

Imperial Building behind High Wall, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Imperial Building behind High Wall, 1860

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of the Fortress of Saint-Michiel, near s-Hertogenbosch, 1672. Creator: Josua de Grave

View of the Fortress of Saint-Michiel, near s-Hertogenbosch, 1672. Creator: Josua de Grave
View of the Fortress of Saint-Michiel, near s-Hertogenbosch, 1672. Attributed to Josua de Grave

Background imageCity Walls Collection: City wall with a tower and a gate, viewed from the inside, 1788-1846. Creator: Jan Hendrik Verheyen

City wall with a tower and a gate, viewed from the inside, 1788-1846. Creator: Jan Hendrik Verheyen
City wall with a tower and a gate, viewed from the inside, 1788-1846. On the right a house with a statue of saints in a corner niche

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720. Creator: Jan van Huchtenburg

Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720. Creator: Jan van Huchtenburg
Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Plan of the city of Peking, 1860. Creator: John Dower

Plan of the city of Peking, 1860. Creator: John Dower
Plan of the city of Peking, 1860. Peking or Pekin (Chinese Pihking, "the northern capital"), the capital of the province of Chili

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Street within the City Walls, Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Street within the City Walls, Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Street within the City Walls, Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. On the right...is the sedan, which is a general conveyance used by persons of quality in China

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Part of the Destroyed Walls of Canton, from the Dutch Folly Fort - from a sketch by an... 1857

Part of the Destroyed Walls of Canton, from the Dutch Folly Fort - from a sketch by an... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Part of the Destroyed Walls of Canton, from the Dutch Folly Fort - from a sketch by an officer engaged in the operations, 1857. China, Second Opium War

Background imageCity Walls Collection: City Wall with Gunpowder Magazine, 1830. Creator: Carel Jacobus Behr

City Wall with Gunpowder Magazine, 1830. Creator: Carel Jacobus Behr
City Wall with Gunpowder Magazine, 1830

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Fountain against a city wall, in which a staircase has been built, 1700-1748

Fountain against a city wall, in which a staircase has been built, 1700-1748. Creator: Theodorus Wilkens
Fountain against a city wall, in which a staircase has been built, 1700-1748

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of Porte Saint-Denis in Paris, 1745-1775. Creators: Francois Blondel, Anon

View of Porte Saint-Denis in Paris, 1745-1775. Creators: Francois Blondel, Anon
View of the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris, 1745-1775

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of Malacca from the sea, 1764. Creator: Jan Keldermans

View of Malacca from the sea, 1764. Creator: Jan Keldermans
View of Malacca from the sea, 1764. View of the city of Malacca which can be seen just above the sandbank on the sea-facing side; with houses, trees and palm trees, a Dutch sloop

Background imageCity Walls Collection: The Aurelian Wall in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Aurelian Wall in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Aurelian Wall in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Construction of this 18-kilometre-long rampart began under the reign of Roman Emperor Aurelian (270-275 AD), which explains its name, the Aurelian Wall

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778

Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region on the west coast, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region on the west coast, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region on the west coast, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region on the east coast, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region on the east coast, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region on the east coast, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Remarkable lava rocks from 1669 at the city walls of Catania, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Remarkable lava rocks from 1669 at the city walls of Catania, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Remarkable lava rocks from 1669 at the city walls of Catania, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of unfinished Citta Nuova at Ras il-Qala bay on Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

View of unfinished Citta Nuova at Ras il-Qala bay on Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of unfinished Citta Nuova at Ras il-Qala bay on Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of Aqueduct and the city of Taranto, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

View of Aqueduct and the city of Taranto, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of Aqueduct and the city of Taranto, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageCity Walls Collection: Map of the area between Bergen op Zoom and Steenbergen, 1630. Creator: Franciscus van Schooten

Map of the area between Bergen op Zoom and Steenbergen, 1630. Creator: Franciscus van Schooten
Map of the area between Bergen op Zoom and Steenbergen, 1630. Tabula Bergarum ad Zomam Stenbergae'. Showing fortresses, trees, hills, harbours, areas susceptible to flooding

Background imageCity Walls Collection: View of the city wall southwest of Nijmegen, 1815-1824. Creator: Derk Anthony van de Wart

View of the city wall southwest of Nijmegen, 1815-1824. Creator: Derk Anthony van de Wart
View of the city wall southwest of Nijmegen, 1815-1824. The Marienburg is shown, with avenue of trees



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