Destruction Collection (page 9)

Fort Nottich, Bomarsund - Breach made by an English Three-gun Battery - from a sketch by... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Fort Nottich, Bomarsund - Breach made by an English Three-gun Battery - from a sketch by O.W. Brierly, 1854. Crimean War: view of the Russian-held Notvik Tower and Prasto Tower in Finland

Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of Shap-'Ng-Tsai's Piratical Fleet, by the British, in the Gulf of Tonquin, 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to become assailants

Ruins in the Village of Carihaken, County of Galway, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ruins in the Village of Carihaken, County of Galway, 1850. Destruction of rural homes by the levellers, during the Irish Potato Famine. The poor were blamed for their situation

The Schleswig-Holstein War - Blowing Up of the Screw Steamer "Von der Tan", 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein War - Blowing Up of the Screw Steamer "Von der Tan", 1850. Depiction of...a strategic episode in the war - the blowing up of the screw steamer Von der Tann

Siege of Fortress, n.d. Creator: Jan Luyken
Siege of Fortress, n.d

Departure of the third column, called the support, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expédition de... 1859
Departure of the third column, called the support, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expedition de Rome, 1859

April 30, 1849, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expédition de Rome, 1850. Creator: Auguste Raffet
April 30, 1849, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expedition de Rome, 1850

Assault and capture of bastion no. 6, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expédition de Rome, 1858. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Assault and capture of bastion no. 6, from Souvenirs d'Italie: Expedition de Rome, 1858

Schleswig-Holstein War - Burning of the Lesser Camp, at Kochendorf, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Schleswig-Holstein War - Burning of the Lesser Camp, at Kochendorf, 1850. "The heavy firing at Eckernforde, to the east

The Fourth Great Fire at San Francisco, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Fourth Great Fire at San Francisco, 1850. Fire in California, USA...the wind increased as rapidly as the flames, whirling the black masses of smoke, the lurid sheets of fire

Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Scene of the Late Boiler Explosion, Lily-Lane Mill, Halifax, [in Yorkshire], 1850. The boiler, with one huge lift, raised the whole of the four floors above it to a considerable height; when

Ruins of the Great Fire in Mark-Lane - sketched from Seething-Lane, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Fire in Mark-Lane - sketched from Seething-Lane, [in the City of London], 1850. The three warehouses belonging to Mr. Joseph Barber...burned down, were insured by Mr

Remains of Cockermouth Church, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Remains of Cockermouth Church, 1850. All Saints, an 18th-century church in Cumbria, was destroyed by fire. There appears to be no doubt that the conflagration originated in the tower end of

Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Capture and Destruction of Thirteen Piratical Chinese Junks, in Mir's Bay, by H.M. Steamer "Medea", 1850. "It must be remembered that it is not the policy of any piratical force to

Eruption of Vesuvius - Sketched on the Verge of the Grand Stream of Lava, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Eruption of Vesuvius [in Italy] - Sketched on the Verge of the Grand Stream of Lava, 1850. Depiction of...lava, destroying the gateway of a villa, and burning the trees

The Ruins [of St. Anne's Church], sketched from the East End, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins [of St. Anne's Church], sketched from the East End, 1850. On the morning of Good Friday, at half-past eight o'clock

Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig, 1813. Creator: John Augustus Atkinson
Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig, 1813

Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow [Gun]Powder-Mill, 1850. On Monday afternoon, a terrific explosion took place at the powder-mills of Messrs

The Bricklayers Arms Railway Station, after the Late Accident, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Bricklayers Arms Railway Station [in London], after the Late Accident, 1850. The accident was caused by a carriage which was being moved round on the turn-table striking against the last pillar

Scene of the Fire at Cottenham - sketched from Lambs Corner, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Fire at Cottenham - sketched from Lambs Corner, [Cambridgeshire], 1850. The inflammable nature of the materials in the yard soon caused the fire to spread with the most fearful rapidity;

Cabin of Pat. MacNamara, Village of Clear, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Cabin of Pat. MacNamara, Village of Clear, 1850. Destruction of rural homes by the levellers, during the Irish Potato Famine. The poor were blamed for their situation

Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of a Piratical Chinese Fleet at Pinghoy, 1850....the burning of the pirate's fleet at Pinghoy, on the night of October 1

Terrific Explosion at the Raj Ghaut Ferry, Benares, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Terrific Explosion at the Raj Ghaut Ferry, Benares, [India], 1850....a fleet of thirty-four boats, laden with military stores, consisting of 16 brass guns

Destruction of a Convent, plate six from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Destruction of a Convent, plate six from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

The Civil War in America: cottonburners, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: cottonburners in the neighbourhood of Memphis surprised by Federal scouts - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Bursting of the Fleet Ditch and destruction of part of the Metropolitan Railway: scene of the accident, [London], 1862. Owing to falls in the Fleet sewer the waters had accumulated to a great extent

The Inundation in the Fens: the blown sluice at the Marshland Drain, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Inundation in the Fens: the blown sluice at the Marshland Drain, 1862. View of...the remains of the Smee or Fen Drain sluice

The Great Fire at Enschede, Holland: distribution of blankets to the houseless... 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Great Fire at Enschede, Holland: distribution of blankets to the houseless - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862....a labouring man had expressed to some of his comrades his disgust at

Illustration of the Great Fire at Enschede, by our special artist: doorway of the... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Illustration of the Great Fire at Enschede, by our special artist: doorway of the Protestant church, 1862. The town...contained about a thousand dwellings, four churches, a townhall, a post-office

The Inundation in the Fens: scene from the drain bank, above the Coffer Dam, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Inundation in the Fens: scene from the drain bank, above the Coffer Dam, 1862. From the summit of the Middle-Level railway-bridge almost the entire extent of the flooded country was presented to

Destruction by fire of the western wing of Queen's College, Cork, on Thursday week, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Destruction by fire of the western wing of Queen's College, Cork, on Thursday week, 1862. Fire-engines were soon on the spot; but the fire raged so furiously that there was no hope of saving

Fall of the middle level sluice on the west bank of the Ouse, about four miles from Lynn... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Fall of the middle level sluice on the west bank of the Ouse, about four miles from Lynn, Norfolk, 1862....tidal water found its way under the front apron of this sluice

The late fire at Campden House: view of the garden front, showing the remains of the theatre, 1862
The late fire at Campden House [Kensington]: view of the garden front, showing the remains of the theatre, 1862. On the morning of Sunday week...a fire broke out at Campden House

Illustration of the Great Fire at Enschede, by our special artist: ruins of the Roman... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Illustration of the Great Fire at Enschede, by our special artist: ruins of the Roman Catholic church, 1862. The town...contained about a thousand dwellings, four churches, a townhall, a post-office

Illustration of the Great Fire at Enschede, by our special artist: general view of the town... 1862 Creator: Unknown
Illustration of the Great Fire at Enschede, by our special artist: general view of the town after the fire, sketched from the meadows, 1862....about four thousand individuals

Charlemagne destroys a pagan idol, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Charlemagne destroys a pagan idol, (1936). Sturz Der Irmensaule Durch Karl Den Grossen, 772 AD. According to medieval sources, Charlemagne

The Triumph of Death, c1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Triumph of Death, c1562. From the the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Air raid damage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, World War II, April 1940. The first British casualties of the German bombing of England occurred at Clacton on 30 April 1940

Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Creator: Unknown
Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Sixty-odd people were killed and over 1, 000 injured when a gas-holder exploded at Neunkirchen in the Saar

Scarborough lighthouse hit by a German bomb, First World War, December 1914, (c1920)
Scarborough lighthouse hit by a German bomb, Yorkshire, First World War, December 1914, (c1920). The Raid on the East Coast, December 16

Bombed buildings in Belgrade, Serbia, First World War, October 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Bombed buildings in Belgrade, Serbia, First World War, October 1915, (c1920). After the Third Austrian Bombardment: Street Scene in Belgrade

The Ashanti Expedition, 1873-74: Sir Garnet Wolseley entering Kumasi, February 4, 1874, (1901). General Sir Garnet Wolseley (1833-1914) led the British campaign against the forces of Kofi Karikari

The Crimean War: The Bombardment of Odessa by the British Fleet, April 21, 1854, (1901). The port of Odessa on the Black Sea is fired upon by ships of the Royal Navy

A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Dug-Out in What Was Once A Sylvan Wood, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The desolation and havoc wrought on the face of the country by modern guns baffles description

The Trimurti or Hindu Trinity. Artist: Andrew Thomas
The Trimurti or Hindu Trinity. The Trimurti represents the cosmic forces of creation, maintenance and destruction, personified by the Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva

The Times, plate I, c1762 (1895). A representative of King George III fights a fire (the Seven Years War), which is burning down houses representing Germany and France

Burning the houses of evicted tenants at Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland, 1887. Artist: A Forestier
Burning the houses of evicted tenants at Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland, 1887. Scene during the Land War, the dispute between Irish tenant farmers

Bombardment of Bingen, Germany, March 1945. Artillery of General Pattons American 3rd Army shelling German positions in the town of Bingen on the Rhine

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