City Walls Collection (page 9)

View of the Wall of London on Tower Hill, London, 1818

Map of London, 1797. Artist: Edward Mogg
Map of London, 1797. Map of the City of London, City of Westminster, River Thames, Lambeth, Southwark and surrounding areas, 1797. The city walls are shown in red

Map of London showing English Civil War Fortifications, c1642, (c1750). Plan of the City of London and surrounding area showing fortifications erected during the English Civil War, c1642

Second Battle of Porto, Portugal, 12th May 1809 (1819). Artist: T Fielding
Second Battle of Porto, Portugal, 12th May 1809 (1819). Less than a month after taking command of the British army in Portugal, the Duke of Wellington captured the city of Porto from the French

Soldiers and artillery of the 15th century besieging a walled town, 19th century. Plate 16 from The History of the Nations

Rameses II at the Battle of Kadesh, 1275 BC (19th century). Artist: Bigant and Allais
Ramesses II at the Battle of Kadesh, 1275 BC (19th century). Rameses fought a great battle against the Hittites under Muwatallis at Kadesh in Syria

Golden Gate, Jerusalem, Israel. The Golden Gate is the oldest gate in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Standing on the site of a much earlier gate

Flea market at the Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, Israel. The Damascus Gate is the northern entrance into the Old City of Jerusalem

Gate in the city walls, Sfax, Tunisia. Parts of the walls date from the 9th century

Venetian bastion, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2001. Cyprus came under Venetian rule in 1489. They heavily fortified Nicosia with 4.5 metre thick city walls built between 1567 and 1570

Venetian walls, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2001. Cyprus came under Venetian rule in 1489. Nicosias city walls were built between 1567 and 1570

Bab el Wastani, Baghdad, Iraq, 1977. The Bab-al Wastani is the only remaining gate of the old walled city of Baghdad

Facade of the Shamash Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Oudaia Kasbah, Rabat, Morocco. Exterior of the old walled city which dates from the 12th century

White Bastion, old town walls, Famagusta, North Cyprus. The town walls of Famagusta were built by the Venetians, who ruled Cyprus from 1489 until 1571 and made Famagusta their capital

Land Gate, Korcula, Croatia. The city of Korcula, on the island of the same name in the Adriatic, has been settled since ancient times

Pile Gate, Dubrovnik, Croatia. The Pile Gate is the western entrance to the Old Town of Dubrovnik through the 10th century walls

Nergal Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Mid 20th century reconstruction of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Two workmen outside the Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Mashki Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977
Maski Gate, Nineveh, Iraq, 1977. Reconstruction built in the 1960s of one of the great gates of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

Two Iraqi women at Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul

Bash Tapia Castle, Mosul, Iraq, 1977. The only remainder of the old city walls of Mosul

Town walls, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Unusually, the defensive walls surrounding Lucca remained intact when the city expanded. They remain intact today, forming a promenade around the old town

Constantinople, c1930s. Artist: ENA
Constantinople. Marking the intersection of the east and west walls of Galata as they stood in the fifteenth century, the Galata Tower, built by the Genoese, 148 feet high

Joan of Arc, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Joan of Arc, 1902. Joan of Arc, 15th century French patriot and martyr. Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc (c1412-1431)

Bab-El-Footoh, One of the Gates of Cairo, 1878, (c1882). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Eedgah, or North Gate, Candahar, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Market day at the Pool of Gihon, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Mahommedan women entering Jerusalem by Herods Gate, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Zion Gate. The Mount of Olives and Mount Scopus in the distance, c1900
Zion Gate. The Mount of Clives and Mount Scopus in the distance, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Traffic by St. Stephens Gate, Jerusalem, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

In the Flowery Land - The Wounded of the Allies at the Mud Gate, Tientsin, 1900. The Battle of Tientsin, or the Relief of Tientsin, occurred on July 13th to 14th, 1900

Brothers Polo set out from Constantinople with, Marco for China (c1300), 1912)
How the Brothers Polo set out from Constantinople with their nephew Marco for China c1300. After a work from the Book of the Marvels of the World (Livre des merveilles du monde)

The Shahpur Gate, Bijapur, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Shahpur Gate, Bijapur, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Portone Dei Becci, San Gimignano, c1900 (1913). Artist: Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale
Portone Dei Becci, San Gimignano, c1900 (1913). From An Artist in Italy by Walter Tyndale, R.I. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, New York, Toronto, 1913]

Battle of Pampeluna, 1815, (1910). Artist: Edward Orme
Battle of Pampeluna, 1815, (1910). The souvenir-medal is part of a collection box issued by Edward Orme to commemorate the military campaigns of the Duke of Wellington, 1815

South Germany, c1930s. Artist: C Uchter Knox
South Germany. To see the Markusturm of Rothenburg, Bavaria, remnant of the earliest town-walls, is almost to revisit the Middle Ages, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 3

Bethlehem. Luke, 2. 4, 1830. Artist: J Clarke
Bethlehem. Luke, 2.4, 1830. From A Series of twenty-four Views illustrative of the Holy Scriptures: Views from Sir Robert Ainslies celebrated collection of drawings, by Sir Robert Ainslie. [R

Sulzfeld a. Main - Town Wall, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Sulzfeld a. Main - Town Wall, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Hirschhorn a. Neckar. Houses on the Town Wall, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Hirschhorn a. Neckar. Houses on the Town Wall, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

Rothenburg o. d. T. - Bow-window in the town-wall, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Rothenburg o. d. T. Erker in der Stadtmauer - Bow-window in the town-wall, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

The Arch of Drusus, Rome, c1926 (1927). Artist: Eugen Poppel
The Arch of Drusus, Rome, c1926 (1927). From Italien in Bildern, by Eugen Poppel [August Scherl, Berlin, 1927]

The Unexpected Encounter, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
The Unexpected Encounter, 1902. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1903-4, edited by William Gamble. [A. W. Penrose & Co. London, 1903-4]

Marco Polo Lands at Ormuz, (c1300 ), 1912
Marco Polo Lands at Ormuz, c1300. After a work from the Book of the Marvels of the World (Livre des merveilles du monde) being a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa

Atares Castle, (1764), 1920s
Atares Castle, begun in 1764 by the Governor of the island, Don Antonio Maria Bucarelli. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

Ancient Havana city walls, (1667), 1920s
Ancient city walls. In 1667 they started to build the walls of Havana, which were almost completed in 1740 and demolished in 1863

14th century ramparts and Lille Gate, Ypres, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
14th century ramparts and Lille Gate, Ypres, Belgium, World War I, c1914-c1918. The area around Ypres was the site of three major battles during the war. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Near the Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, c1927-c1931. Artist: Cavanders Ltd
Near the Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, c1927-c1931. Detail from a stereoscopic card issued with Army Club cigarettes. The Jaffa Gate is one of eight gates in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalam

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