Fort Collection (page 17)

The fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Julius Caesar crosses the Thames, c55 BC, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, 1862-1867. Artist: R Hinshelwood
Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, 1862-1867. Although the state of Virginia seceded to become part of the Confederacy in April 1861

Amber Fort, Jaipur, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Jain temple fort, Ahmedabad, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Evacuation of Fort Duquesne, 1758, (1877). The site was of strategic importance during the French and Indian War. Illustration from Popular history of the Dominion of Canada, with art illustrations

Capture of Fort Frontenac, 1758, (1877). The British attacking Frontenac, a strategic French trading post and military fort in what is now Ontario

General Wolfe at the Siege of Louisbourg, AD 1758, (1877). British military leader James Wolfe laid siege to the Fortress of Louisbourg in New France (Nova Scotia). The French capitulated

Winter Attack on Fort William Henry, New York State, 1757, (c1877). The British fort being attacked by the French. Illustration from Popular history of the Dominion of Canada, with art illustrations

Capitulation of Oswego, 1756, (1877). French forces defeated the British in the Battle of Fort Oswego in New York state. Illustration from Popular history of the Dominion of Canada

Fort Hamilton and the Narrows, New York, 1855. Artist: F O Freeman
Fort Hamilton and the Narrows, New York, 1855. The fort, in what is now Brooklyn, was of strategic importance during the American Revolution

Fort Connanicut, Rhode Island, 1855. Connanicut (or Conanicut) was a strategic fortification during the American Revolution

Entrance to the Khyber Pass and Fort of Jamrood, Afghanistan, 1878. A print from The Illustrated London News, (5 October 1878)

German prisoners in Souville, Verdun, France, 26 March 1916, (1926). Souville was one of the forts built by the French to defend the city of Verdun

The Forts of Chaume, Verdun, France, 19 March 1916, (1926)

The Hills and Fort of Douaumont, Verdun, France, 18 March 1916, (1926). Douaumont was the site of one of the network of forts built around the city of Verdun

The French front line at Douaumont, Verdun, France, 25 February 1916. Douaumont was the site of one of the network of forts built around the city of Verdun

Jacobs Ladder leading to Mundens Battery, Jamestown, Saint Helena, c1890. Jacobs Ladder is a long Inclined Plane, constructed in 1829 to connect Jamestown to the garrison on Ladder Hill

Cape Coast Castle, Gold Coast, West Africa, c1890. The Castle was originally built for the trade in timber and gold, and was later used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

Elmina, Gold Coast, West Africa, c1890. Elmina was the first important European port on the Gold Coast. It was founded by Portuguese in 1482 and became a major centre for the gold trade

Fort Knox, Maine, 1870-1875. Artist: Seth Eastman
Fort Knox, Maine, 1870-1875

Kronstadt. Artist: Perrot, Ferdinand Victor (1808-1841)
Kronstadt. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Seige of Paris by the Normans, 19th Century. Colour Lithograph. Private collection

The defence of Mazagran, Algeria, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The defence of Mazagran, Algeria, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th December 1896

Events in Madagascar: The Capture of Mevatanana, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Events in Madagascar: The Capture of Mevatanana, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th June 1895

Alexander and the Peter the Great Forts, Cronstadt, Russia, 1887. Artist: Norman Davies
Alexander and the Peter the Great Forts, Cronstadt, Russia, 1887. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

Sebastopol from the Rear of Fort Nicholas, 1900. Artist: William Simpson
Sebastopol from the Rear of Fort Nicholas, 1900

Rescue of the victims at Aubervilliers fort, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 11th June 1892

Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, 1862-1867. Fort Sumter was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada, late 19th century. A stone fort was built at Lower Fort Garry by the Hudson?s Bay Company in the 1830s

Koblenz and Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Germany, 1879. View of the city which lies at the junction of the Mosel and Rhine rivers

Frozen River, c1838-1907. Artist: Charles Henri Joseph Leickert
Frozen River, c1838-1907

Effects of Good Government on the City Life, (detail), 1338-1340. Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Effects of Good Government on the City Life, (detail), 1338-1340. Ambrogio Lorenzetti frescoed the side walls of the Council Room (Sala dei Nove) of the City Hall (Palazzo Pubblico) of Siena

The Fort of Vellour (Vellore), India, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
The Fort of Vellour (Vellore), India, 1828. The fort was built by the Nayakar chieftains of the Hindu Vijayanagar Empire in the 16th century. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828

Attack on the forts of Taku by the Allies, Boxer Rebellion, China, 17 June 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Assault on a Hova Fort, Madagascar, 1883-1896. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the islands Merina aristocrats)

Captain John Augustus Wood, Bushire, Persia, 1856. Artist: L Edwards
Captain John Augustus Wood, Bushire, Persia, 1856. John Wood was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, and captain in the 20th Bombay Native Infantry, Indian Army

Naples, 19th century. Artist: Landelot-Theodore Turpin de Crisse
Naples, 19th century. Vesuvius looms menacingly in the background. From the Musee Baron Martin de Gray, France

Fort d Issy, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul Roux
Fort d Issy, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870

La Redoute des Haute Brugeres, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul Roux
La Redoute des Haute Brugeres, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870

Roman soldiers building a fort, Trajans Column, Rome, c2nd century. Triumphal column in Rome, Italy, commemorating Roman emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Completed in AD 113

Roman Soldiers building fort in the Dacian Wars, Trajans Column, Rome, c2nd century. Triumphal column in Rome, Italy, commemorating Roman emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars

Roman soldiers building a fort in the Dacian campaign, Trajans Column, Rome, c2nd century. Triumphal column in Rome, Italy, commemorating Roman emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars

Roman soldiers working on construction, Trajans Column, Rome, c2nd century. Triumphal column in Rome, Italy, commemorating Roman emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Completed in AD 113

Roman altar from Vindolanda, c1st-2nd century. Sacred to the Genius of the Commanding Officers residence, Pituanius Secundus, Prefect of the fourth cohort of Games (set this up)

Vindolanda Letters, AD 92-120. Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (castrum) just south of Hadrians Wall, which it predates, in northern England

Hadrians Wall. Looking east to Cuddys Crag, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Hadrians Wall. Looking east to Cuddys Crag, c20th century

Roman Fort at Housestead Wall, looking eastwards, Northumberland, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Roman Fort at Housestead Wall, looking eastwards, Northumberland, c20th century

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