Fortification Collection (#86)

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

Advert for Gibbs Solid Dentifrice, 1922. A print from the Graphic, 4th March 1922

Tenby Castle and harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Artist: Louis Burleigh Bruhl
Tenby Castle and harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Tenbys castle was originally built by the Normans, but the ruins that remain today date from the 13th century

Holy Island, Northumberland, 1924-1926. Artist: Alfred Hind Robinson
Holy Island, Northumberland, 1924-1926. The island of Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, was the site of a monastery founded by St Aidan in c635

Lindisfarne, Northumberland, 1924-1926. Artist: Catharine Chamney
Lindisfarne, Northumberland, 1924-1926. View of Lindisfarne Castle on the Northumbrian coast. The island of Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island

Drawbridge, Cawdor Castle, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons Ltd
Drawbridge, Cawdor Castle, Scotland, 1924-1926. Cawdor Castle is best known for its literary connection with Shakespeares Macbeth

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

Stirling, 1926. Artist: David Young Cameron
Stirling, 1926. Illustration from the Apollo, Volume IV, No 23, (November 1926)

Howth Castle, Dublin Bay, 19th century

Courtyard of the Castle, Dublin, 19th century

A bridge over the river Tigris, Diyarbakir, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

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

The Picture Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, c19th century

Black Rock Castle, near Cork, c19th century

Coltsmans Castle, County Cork, c1800-1850. Artist: H Winkles
Coltsmans Castle, County Cork, c1800-1850

Robert of Normandy a Prisoner in Cardiff Castle, (19th century). Artist: Oupre
Robert of Normandy a Prisoner in Cardiff Castle, (19th century). Robert III, Duke of Normandy (c1051-1134) was an unsuccessful claimant to the English throne

Land Port Gate, Gibraltar, early 20th century. Artist: VB Cumbo
Land Port Gate, Gibraltar, early 20th century

Albanians from Scutari cross the Boyana to occupy Dulcigno, 1880. Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Albanians from Scutari cross the Boyana to occupy Dulcigno, 1880. From The Illustrated London News (1880)

A siege assault platform, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century miniature held by the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Afghans and images of Hyderabad, Central India, 1888

Castle Garden from the Battery, New York, 1848. Artist: Currier and Ives
Castle Garden from the Battery, New York, 1848

A sea monster bearing away a princess, 1500, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
A sea monster bearing away a princess, 1500, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Castle Courtyard, Innsbruck, 16th century, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Castle Courtyard, Innsbruck, 16th century, (1936). Found in the collection of the Graphische Sammlung Albertin, Vienna, Austria

Landscape, 1498, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Landscape, 1494, (1936). Bottom half of the scene from the Apocalypse, St. John before God the Father and the Twenty-Four Elders, German edition, 1498

York Buildings, Hastings, Sussex, c1900. View of the clock tower with the castle on the hill behind

Hastings Castle, Sussex. Interior of the ruined castle, with the sea and pier beyond

Carcassonne, France, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Carcassonne, France, 1937. The medieval walled city of Carcassonne was the site of a siege in 1209 during the Albigensian Crusade

Edinburgh, Scotland, 20th century

Main guard, Royal naval depot, Fleet House and Archcliffe Fort, Dover, c1916
Main guard, Royal naval depot, Fleet House and Archcliffe Fort, Dover, c1915-1916. The tunnel guard, eastern arm

King George IV lying in state in Windsor Castle, 1830. George Augustus Frederick (1762-1830) ruled as Prince Regent from 1811 until his father George III died in 1820

The Tower of London from across the Thames. Artist: Andre & Sleigh
The Tower of London from across the Thames

Queen Victoria celebrating Halloween at Balmoral, late 19th century. Artist:s Stacey
Queen Victoria celebrating Halloween at Balmoral, late 19th century. The queen in a torchlit procession with pipers at her Scottish royal residence

Queen Victoria unveiling a statue of Prince Albert at Balmoral, Scotland, 1860s. The queen presiding at the unveiling of a statue of her late husband who died of typhus in 1861

The Tower, London, 19th century. From a survey made in 1597 by W Haiward and Gascoyne. Hand-coloured later

General view of fort, Tangore, Tamil Nadu, India, c1925. The Vijayanagar fort at Tanjore or Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

The Fort, Bellary, Karnataka, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

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

Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, England, 1903. Artist: Hayes
Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, England, 1903

Prince Alberts tomb, Frogmore, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 1873

Seven Mountains near Runkelstein, 19th century. Artist: Eastgate
Seven Mountains near Runkelstein, 19th century

The meeting of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, 1520s, (1842). Artist: Tony Johannot
The meeting of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, 1520s, (1842). Anne became the second wife and Queen Consort of King Henry VIII

Balmoral Castle from Craig Nordie, Scotland, 1900. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
Balmoral Castle from Craig Nordie, Scotland, 1900. View from the hills of the royal residence, beloved of Queen Victoria. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson

The Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, 1900)

The Parish Church, Crathie, and Braemar Castle, Scotland, 1900. The church at Crathie is used by the Royal Family when they are in residence at Balmoral

The Round Tower, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 1900. One of the royal residences of the British monarch. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV

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