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Background imageGunpowder Collection: Scene of the explosion of gunpowder magazines near Erith, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the explosion of gunpowder magazines near Erith, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the explosion of gunpowder magazines near Erith, 1864. '...a general view, taken from the embankment looking down the river,...[after] the destructive explosion at the Belvedere

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Silver's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Silver's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Engraving from '...a photograph taken with the newly-invented panoramic camera by the "London Pantascopic

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of a gunpowder magazine near Erith: ruins of Rayner's house, 1864. Illustration of '...what is left of the house of George Rayner, storekeeper to the magazine of Messrs

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith:…the powder-magazines after the explosion, 1864

The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith:…the powder-magazines after the explosion, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: the site of the powder-magazines after the explosion, 1864. 'Shortly after the explosion showers of letters, invoices, and other papers

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, (1864). Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, (1864). Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Great Exhibition Building of 1862, [London], (1864). Engraving from a sketch '...looking in an easterly direction along the Cromwell-road...The grand central entrance appears in

The late gunpowder explosion: site of the powder-magazines at Belvedere, in the Erith Marshes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late gunpowder explosion: site of the powder-magazines at Belvedere, in the Erith Marshes, 1864. Plan showing the magazines '...which blew up on...1st October

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey..., 1864

Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey, as seen from the Cheshire side, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Wood

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Laying the foundation-stone of the O'Connell Monument in Sackville-street, Dublin, 1864

Laying the foundation-stone of the O'Connell Monument in Sackville-street, Dublin, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the O'Connell Monument in Sackville-street, Dublin, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W. H. Monney

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: view…from Burrage-road, Plumstead…, 1864

The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: view…from Burrage-road, Plumstead…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The explosion of gunpowder magazines at Erith: view from Burrage-road, Plumstead, by Captain Pasley, R.A., 1864. View from the window of Pasley's house

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Blowing Up of the Vanguard Rock at Plymouth on Friday, the 5th November, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Blowing Up of the Vanguard Rock at Plymouth on Friday, the 5th November, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Blowing Up of the Vanguard Rock at Plymouth on Friday, the 5th November - from a sketch by Major Bredin, R.A. 1858. Displacement of...the rock at the entrance of the Devonport harbour...One of

Background imageGunpowder Collection: A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fire at a Gunpowder Depot at Grahovo, 1876. Creator: C.R

A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fire at a Gunpowder Depot at Grahovo, 1876. Creator: C.R
A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fire at a Gunpowder Depot at Grahovo, 1876. It is reported from Constantinople that the new Government of Sultan Mourad V. will allow an armistice of six weeks

Background imageGunpowder Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Guy Fawkes in the cellar of the Palace of Westminster, 1605, (2023)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Guy Fawkes in the cellar of the Palace of Westminster, 1605, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Guy Fawkes in the cellar of the Palace of Westminster, 1605, (2023). Fawkes was one of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Primer Flask (image 1 of 2), Late 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Powder Primer Flask (image 1 of 2), Late 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Powder Primer Flask (image 1 of 2), Late 17th century

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort

The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort... 1860. Creator: F. J. S
The Revolution in Sicily - discovery of a train leading to the powder magazine at the fort of Melazzo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857

Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Holyhead Harbour Works - View of the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations, Jan. 16, 1857: the Quantity of Quartz Rock Displaced 120, 000 Tons, by a Charge of 16

Background imageGunpowder Collection: King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship... (1807-1809)

King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship... (1807-1809)
King Louis Napoleon visits the ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the explosion of the powder ship on January 12, 1807, (1807-1809)

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Jan van Speijk lights the gunpowder fuse, 5 February 1831, (1831-1850)

Jan van Speijk lights the gunpowder fuse, 5 February 1831, (1831-1850). Creator: Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer
Jan van Speijk lights the gunpowder fuse, 5 February 1831, (1831-1850). Dutch naval lieutenant commander with the United Netherlands Navy who became a hero in the Netherlands for his opposition to

Background imageGunpowder Collection: View of the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship on Jan 12, 1807, (1807-1809)

View of the ruins...after the explosion of the powder ship on Jan 12, 1807, (1807-1809). Creator: Jan Willem Pieneman
View of the ruins on the Rapenburg in Leiden after the explosion of the powder ship on January 12, 1807, (1807-1809). The ruins on the Steenchuur, a canal in the extension of the Rapenburg

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Late Explosion at Mayence - Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch

The Late Explosion at Mayence - Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch
The Late Explosion at Mayence - Site of the Powder Magazine, 1857. This old town, the nearest fortress on the frontier towards France, and the strongest hold of the German Bund

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Morning after the Explosion at Inkerman Mill, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Morning after the Explosion at Inkerman Mill, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Morning after the Explosion at Inkerman Mill, 1856. Scene from the Crimean War:..the right siege-train in front of the commissariat stores at Inkerman

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Chinese Infernal Machines, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Chinese Infernal Machines, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Infernal Machines, 1857....floated down at night with the view to blow the ship [H.M.S. Encounter] up...a sampan, towed by a canoe...The fuze was lighted in the bamboo tubes in the side...Two

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Jan van Speijk Debating whether to Set Fire to the Gunpowder, 1834

Jan van Speijk Debating whether to Set Fire to the Gunpowder, 1834. Creator: Jacobus Schoemaker Doyer
Jan van Speijk Debating whether to Set Fire to the Gunpowder, 1834

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Last Defenders of Missolonghi, 22 April 1826: an episode from the Greek War of Independence

The Last Defenders of Missolonghi, 22 April 1826: an episode from the Greek War of Independence, 1826. The Greeks, besieged by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 Oct 1658 during the Swedish War, 1872

The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 Oct 1658 during the Swedish War, 1872
The Dutch fleet under Admiral Opdam passes the Sound on 29 October 1658 during the Swedish War 1657-60, 1872. (The Dutch naval squadron, having defeated the Swedish fleet)

The explosion of the powder magazine in Delft, 12 October 1654, (1654-1660). Creator: Egbert van der Poel
The explosion of the powder magazine in Delft, 12 October 1654, (1654-1660). One of the gunpowder stores accidentally detonated, flattening a large part of the city

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Et plus un grain de poudre!... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Et plus un grain de poudre!... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quand on a du guignon - Et plus un grain de poudre!... 19th century

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Trompe l'Oeil with Pistols;Board Partition with Pistols, 1672

Trompe l'Oeil with Pistols;Board Partition with Pistols, 1672. Creator: Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
Trompe l'Oeil with Pistols;Board Partition with Pistols, 1672

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Revival of Learning, the Invention of Printing and Gunpowder and the Discovery of America, 1784

The Revival of Learning, the Invention of Printing and Gunpowder and the Discovery of America, 1784

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hôtel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, between 1830 and 1838

Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hôtel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, between 1830 and 1838
Les vainqueurs de la Bastille devant l'Hotel de Ville, le 14 juillet 1789, (between 1830 and 1838). The conquerors of the Bastille at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, 14 July 1789

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Pouch, c. 1938. Creator: Howell Rosenbaum

Powder Pouch, c. 1938. Creator: Howell Rosenbaum
Powder Pouch, c. 1938

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Horn, c. 1938. Creator: Howell Rosenbaum

Powder Horn, c. 1938. Creator: Howell Rosenbaum
Powder Horn, c. 1938

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Siege of Sebastopol - Explosion of a Powder Magazine in the English Trenches, 1854

The Siege of Sebastopol - Explosion of a Powder Magazine in the English Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Explosion of a Powder Magazine in the English Trenches, 1854. Crimean War. Despatch from General Canrobert: Yesterday, at sunrise, we opened fire

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Remains at Gateshead - Site of the Explosion, 1854. View of...the Ruins of the Bonded Warehouses...with St. Mary's Church in the background

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Ruins at Varna, after the recent fire, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Ruins at Varna, after the recent fire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ruins at Varna, after the recent fire, 1854. Crimean War. Varna, which is one of the dirtiest labyrinths of modern times, was very nearly destroyed by the recent fire

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Explosion - Cliff Falling, 1850. Long shore drift at Seaford in Sussex was causing deposition of debris to such an extent that Seaford Bay

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Cliff, after the Explosion, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Cliff, after the Explosion, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Explosion at Seaford - the Cliff, after the Explosion, 1850. Long shore drift at Seaford in Sussex was causing deposition of debris to such an extent that Seaford Bay

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Men with Cannons, Kegs of Powder and an Anchor, n.d. Creator: Willem van de Velde I

Men with Cannons, Kegs of Powder and an Anchor, n.d. Creator: Willem van de Velde I
Men with Cannons, Kegs of Powder and an Anchor, n.d

Background imageGunpowder Collection: The Great Explosion at Seaford - Seaford Bay and Cliff, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Great Explosion at Seaford - Seaford Bay and Cliff, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Explosion at Seaford - Seaford Bay and Cliff, 1850. Long shore drift at Seaford in Sussex was causing deposition of debris to such an extent that Seaford Bay

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Map - Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Map - Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow Powder-Mill, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Map - Scene of the Explosion of the Hounslow [Gun]Powder-Mill, 1850. It appears to be quite ascertained that the mischief commenced in what is called the "Treble Dusting-house, " i. e

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner

Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner
Powder Horn, c. 1940

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner

Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner
Powder Horn, c. 1940

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner

Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner
Powder Horn, c. 1940

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner

Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner
Powder Horn, c. 1940

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner

Powder Horn, c. 1940. Creator: Edith Towner
Powder Horn, c. 1940

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Lord's patent loading-chamber, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Lord's patent loading-chamber, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Lord's patent loading-chamber, 1862....a most simple, durable, and inexpensive little contrivance recently invented and patented by Mr. W. B. Lord, of the Royal Artillery

Background imageGunpowder Collection: A soldier pouring powder into the pan, from the Marksmen series, plate 16, in Wa... published 1608

A soldier pouring powder into the pan, from the Marksmen series, plate 16, in Wa... published 1608
A soldier pouring powder into the pan, from the Marksmen series, plate 16, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen

Background imageGunpowder Collection: A soldier ramming home powder and bullet with the ramrod, from the Marksmen seri... published 1608

A soldier ramming home powder and bullet with the ramrod, from the Marksmen seri... published 1608
A soldier ramming home powder and bullet with the ramrod, from the Marksmen series, plate 26, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende



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