Fortified Collection

View of fortified city, 1493. A cog, a type of sailing vessel, can be seen in the foreground. A watergate gives access to the city at bottom right

Plan of Metz and its Fortifications, c1872. Creator: R. Walker
Plan of Metz and its Fortifications, c1872. Map of the town of Metz (in France), showing military buildings, public buildings, churches etc

Kilgaren Castle, 1864. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
Kilgaren Castle, 1864

View of a southern harbor with ships and boats on the wild water, 1700-1799

Troops advance towards a fortified city. Creator: Pieter Verhoek
Troops advance towards a fortified city

Walled River and Bridge with Buildings Above, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Walled River and Bridge with Buildings Above, 1860

Fortified Walls with Canal, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Fortified Walls with Canal, 1860

Courtyard with Fortified Walls and Figures, 1860. Creator: Felice Beato
Courtyard with Fortified Walls and Figures, 1860

Pah, or fortified village, of the natives in the province of New Plymouth (Taranaki), New Zealand, 1860

House at Arrah Fortified against the Dinapore Mutineers - from a sketch by Major V. Eyre, 1857. A lithograph of the house, from a sketch by Major V

View of the Harbor of Surat (Gujarat), c.1670. Creator: Anon
View of the Harbor of Surat (Gujarat), c.1670

View on a coast with ships and boats on the cliffs in Norway, 1700-1799

A Shipwreck, 1750s. Creator: Johan Sevenbom
A Shipwreck, 1750s

The Driesberg House, 1744. Creator: Jan de Beyer
The Driesberg House, 1744

The house Den Dam near Zutphen, 1748. Creator: Jan de Beyer
The house Den Dam near Zutphen, 1748

The House in Baek, 1743. Creator: Jan de Beyer
The House in Baek, 1743

Map of Sint-Omaars, 1650-1700. Creator: Anon
Map of Sint-Omaars, 1650-1700

Longwy fortress map, 1686. Creator: Anon
Longwy fortress map, 1686

View of Heusden, c.1640-c.1660. Creator: Anon
View of Heusden, c.1640-c.1660

View of Ankara, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of Ankara, 1700-1799. Other Title(s): View of Aleppo

Fortified Castle on a High Cliff, c. 1830. Creator: Moritz von Schwind
Fortified Castle on a High Cliff, c. 1830

A Fortified Village along a River, 1727/1729. Creator: Marco Ricci
A Fortified Village along a River, 1727/1729

Sammlung Radierter Blaetter von Nathe, 1808. Creator: Christoph Nathe
Sammlung Radierter Blaetter von Nathe, 1808. Etching Collection Nathe

A Fortified Town in Italy, 1744/1750. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
A Fortified Town in Italy, 1744/1750

A Stone Bridge and the Fortified Entrance to a Town, 1744/1750

Paysage d'Italie, village fortifié sur la colline
Paysage d'Italie, village fortifie sur la colline, between 1859 and 1864. Italian landscape, fortified village on a hilltop

Shepherds in a Landscape before a Fortified Town, 1777. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince
Shepherds in a Landscape before a Fortified Town, 1777

Night Fishing near Fortified Bridges, 1600/1615

Riverscape with Fishermen by a Fortified Town, 1600/1615

Ruins of a Fortified Tower among Wooded Hills, 1816/1821. Creator: Friedrich Salathe
Ruins of a Fortified Tower among Wooded Hills, 1816/1821

Tower of a Fortified House [recto], 1814/1815. Creator: Friedrich Salathe
Tower of a Fortified House [recto], 1814/1815

Various Men Kneeling on a Bridge in front of a Town, 1514/1516. Creator: Leonhard Beck
Various Men Kneeling on a Bridge in front of a Town, 1514/1516

Harbor before Fortified Town, n.d. Creator: William Marlow
Harbor before Fortified Town, n.d

View of Fortified Hill Town, n.d. Creator: Unknown
View of Fortified Hill Town, n.d

The Neutor with the Stockhaus in Vienna, 1858. Creator: Heinrich Lang
The Neutor with the Stockhaus in Vienna, 1858

View of the Gate of the Garden of Secundra, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the Gate of the Garden of Secundra, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

View of Gwalior, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of Gwalior, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Cologne and Deutz, 1635. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Cologne and Deutz, 1635

Allied soldiers in Flanders, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Allied soldiers in Flanders, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Ready for the Germans: Holding one of the fortified houses along the British Front

View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe, 1890

The Citadel of Cairo (Built by Saladin), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Citadel of Cairo (Built by Saladin), 1890. Cairo Citadel was fortified by Salah al-Din (Saladin) between c1176- 1183 to protect it from Crusaders and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site

General View of Cairo, 1890. Creator: Unknown
General View of Cairo, 1890

Church and Tower of the Temple, Paris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Church and Tower of the Temple, Paris, 1890

A General Map of Belgium, Indicating the Fortified Towns, 1919. Map of territory in which fighting took place during the First World War, also showing principal railways

Maori pa, or fortified village, on the Whanganui River, North Island, New Zealand, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

The old Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Creator: Unknown
The old Monastery, Saint-Honorat, 1930. Lerins Abbey, Ile Saint Honorat - a fortified monastery was built between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries

View of Dublin. Creator: Irish school, (18th century)"
View of Dublin (w/c on paper). A view from atop a hill looking down over the Irish capital city of Dublin, showing a road that leads to the city and the iconic river Liffey in the foreground

Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse, Monmouth, c1896. Artist: R Tudor Williams
Monnow Bridge and Gatehouse, Monmouth, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Cripplegate, City of London, 1750. Artist
Cripplegate, City of London, 1750. View of Cripplegate showing twin lights in the centre window and oval windows each side

Narrow Bridge, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. This stone bridge over the River Monnow was built in 1272. The gate was added in the 14th century

The Tower of London, 1597, (1845). Artists: Gulielmus Haiward, John Gascoyne
The Tower of London, 1597, (1845). Historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London

Walmer Castle, c1890. Artist: Charles Wilkinson
Walmer Castle, c1890. Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. After a photograph of Poulton & Son

Capture of Cuidad Rodrigo, 1815, (1910). Artist: Edward Orme
Capture of Cuidad Rodrigo, 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

Stokesay Castle, c1893, (1894). Artist: Charles George Harper
Stokesay Castle, c1893, (1894). Stokesay Castle, Stokesay, Shropshire, was built in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, the leading wool merchant in England. From The Studio Volume 3

Fortified villages near Lanzhou, China, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Edinburgh Castle, c1535-1570 (1843). Artist: J Jackson
Edinburgh Castle, c1535-1570 (1843). An engraving from The Art-Union Scrap Book, Henry G Bohn, London, 1843

The town and fortress of Lille, France, 1875. Artist: J Lacy
The town and fortress of Lille, France, 1875

Carcassonne, France. Artist: A Robidan
Carcassonne, France. The medieval walled city surrounded by fifty towers was originally built by Visigoths in the 5th century

Iron age fortified farmstead
Iron age Pictish Broch fortified farmstead, from Dun Telve, Glenelg, Invernessshire, Scotland

Attacking walls with battering rams, c1800. The one mounted on chains could be given more impetus than one carried on mens shoulders

Roman soldiers attacking a fortress, 1605. The Romans form a tortoise with their shields to protect themselves from missiles as they approach the walls. From Poliorceticon by Justus Lipsius

Siege warfare, c1800. The normal method of applying a petard (explosive device) to the gate of a fortress

Various forms of siege equipment, including battering rams, 1547. From Architectur...Mathematischen...Kunst by Gaultherius Rivius, 1547

Roman siege warfare, 1605. Defenders attempting to disable battering rams. On the right, attackers are handling a ram under a protective cat. From Poliorceticon by Justus Lipsius (Antwerp, 1605)

Wheeled siege towers and bridges, 13th century (18th century)

Julius Caesars siege of Marseilles, 49 BC (18th century). Reconstruction showing the musculus or covered way to protect engineers approaching the walls of the besieged city

English troops attacking a French town, Hundred Years War, 1337-1453 (c1830). The English besiegers are armed with early cannon and both longbows and crossbows

Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria, c9th century BC
Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria. Ashurnasirpal, king from 883-859 BC, leading an assault on a city with battering rams and siege engines. Bas-relief from the British Museum

Ishtar Gate, Neo-Babylonian, c575 BC
Ishtar Gate, Babylonian, c575 BC. The Ishtar Gate, through which a processional road ran into the city of Babylon

Scheme of a Norman castle based on Castle Hedingham, Essex, England, showing the enclosed fortified courtyard leading, via drawbridge and gateway, to fortified castle on raised mound

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