Defence Collection (page 14)

Guards of the Swiss Legation, Yedo (Tokyo), 19th century. Artist: A de Neuville
Guards of the Swiss Legation, Yedo (Tokyo), 19th century

Armored car on rails, Baghdad, Iraq, 1917-1919

Men of the Moment, early 20th century

One Life, One Flag, One Fleet, One Throne, Britons, Hold Your Own!, early 20th century

The Empires Defenders, early 20th century. Artist: Rotary Photo
The Empires Defenders, early 20th century

Gallant Defence of the Centurion, c1805. Artist: John Francis Sartorius
Gallant Defence of the Centurion, c1805. The British warship HMS Centurion defending two East Indiamen from French attack on 15 September 1804 at the Battle of Vizagapatam in the Bay of Bengal

Great Wall of China, near Hankow Pass, China, c1900s. Artist: Keystone
Great Wall of China, near Hankow Pass, China, c1900s. Stereoscopic slide

Members of the RAF ready for action during World War II, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Loading bombs on to an RAF aircraft during World War II, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Heavy bombs in the racks of a RAF Short Sunderland flying boat, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

RAF Coastal Command radio operator on board his aircraft, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

An RAF rigger serving breakfast at 6. 30 am, c1940 (1943)
An RAF rigger serving breakfast at 6.30 am, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

RAF flight engineer on board an aircraft, c1940 (1943). The flight engineer watching his instrument board, which tells him how the engines are behaving. From Coastal Command

The midship gunners of an RAF flying boat alert at their stations, c1940 (1943). From Coastal Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

British Naval and Air Force officers working at Area Combined Headquarters, c1940 (1943). The officers worked side by side in two offices fronting the plot on which every new movement in the Battle

Front cover of Coastal Command, 1943. Coastal Command was a booklet issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information

Launching a paravane from the battleship HMS Rodney, 1937. Invented by Charles Dennistoun Burney, the paravane was designed as a countermeasure against enemy naval mines

Departure of Spanish troops, (1870s), 1920s
Departure of Spanish troops for combat from the station de Villanueva in Havana to the villas. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

The Arrival of the Spanish Troops, (1860s), 1920s
The arrival of Spanish troops. Troops arrived in Havana during the war of Yara, which lasted from 1868 to 1878. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

St Mawes Castle, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Church Army Lantern Department
St Mawes Castle, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. St Mawes Castle is one of a string of coastal fortresses built by Henry VIII. Lantern slide

Ditch and ramparts, Quebec, Canada, late 19th century

King Arthurs Castle, Tintagel, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Dartmouth Castle, 1937
Dartmouth Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Inverness Castle, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Caernarvon castle, Caernarfon in North Wales, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Gate of St Sebastian in the Aurelian Wall, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Gate of St Sebastian in the Aurelian Wall, Rome, Italy. The Porta San Sebastiano, formerly the Porta Appia, Rome, marked the start of the Appian Way begun by Appius Claudius in the 4th century BC

Taklakot Fort, Tibet, 1898. Plate taken from In The Forbidden Land (an account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture, and ultimate release), volume II

The Town Gate, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Chepstows town walls were built around the end of the 13th century

Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Artist: Catharine Chamney
Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1924-1926. The construction of Chepstow castle began shortly after the Norman invasion, and was overseen by William the Conquerors castle builder

Harlech Castle, Merionethshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Artist: Louis Burleigh Bruhl
Harlech Castle, Merionethshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Harlech Castle was built for King Edward I by the master builder James of St George in only seven years

Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire, 1924-1926. Lincoln Castle was built in the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of an earlier Roman fort

The Defence of Bunker Hill, 1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on 17 June 17 1775 as part of the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War

The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The ruined fortress of Veramin, Persia (Iran), 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Barbed wire spooling, the defence of Verdun, France, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

Queen Elizabeths Pocket Pistol, Dover, 20th century

Peel castle, Isle of Man, 20th century

Tower of London, 16th century (1909). The Tower as it was in the time of Elizabeth I. Taken from the Harmsworth History of the World. (London, 1909)

Sebastian le Prestre de Vauban, French military engineer, (1836). Artist: William Thomas Fry
Sebastian le Prestre de Vauban, French military engineer, (1836). Vauban (1633-1707) was the foremost military engineer of his time

Miridites and Albanians building stone batteries for mountain defences, Albania, 1880. Artist: Chomberg
Miridites and Albanians building stone batteries for mountain defences, Albania, 1880

The Defence of Basing House, 1640s, (19th century). Scene from a mural fresco by Charles West Cope in the Peers Corridor, Palace of Westminster

Map of Chattanooga and its defences, Tennessee, 1862-1867. Artist: Charles Sholl
Map of Chattanooga and its defences, Tennessee, 1862-1867. Three battles were fought at Chattanooga during the American Civil War

A map of Richmond and its vicinity showing all batteries, 1862-1867. Artist: W Kemble
A map of Richmond and its vicinity showing all batteries, 1862-1867. Richmond was the Confederate capital during the Civil War

Portion of a letter from Henry V, c1419. Artist: Henry V
Portion of a letter from Henry V, c1419. Part of a letter giving directions for the defence of the northern borders and for the safe keeping of the Duke of Orleans

Land Gate, Rye, East Sussex, 1829. Artist: James Lambert
Land Gate, Rye, East Sussex, 1829. The Land Gate, the northern entrance to the Rye, is the only remnant of the medieval stone walls built to defend the town

The Daughter of Herodias, 1510. Artist: Piombo, Sebastiano, del (1485-1547)
The Daughter of Herodias, 1510. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, before 1636. Artist: Padovanino (1588-1649)
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, before 1636. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

The Head of John the Baptist brought to Herod (Predella Panel), 1454. Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1403-1482)
The Head of John the Baptist brought to Herod (Predella Panel), 1454. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Salome, after 1630. Artist: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)
Salome, after 1630. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

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