Walled City Collection (page 10)

Ruined Walls of Antioch, the Ancient Anathoth, 1841. Artist:s Lacey
Ruined Walls of Antioch, the Ancient Anathoth, 1841. View of ancient remains in what is now Turkey. Illustration from Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, Volume I, by John Carne

Antioch, on the approach from Suadeah, Turkey, 1841. Artist: J Redaway
Antioch, on the approach from Suadeah, Turkey, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume I, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

A landing place in a small harbour at Rhodes, Greece, 1841. Artist: John Le Keux
A landing place in a small harbour at Rhodes, Greece, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume II, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

St Ethelbert Gate, Norwich, Norfolk, early 20th century

View of Lucknow, India, c1860. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume II, The London Printing & Publishing Company, (c1860)

Calcutta, India, 1870. From The Illustrated London News (1870)

Great mosque and the dungeon of the Inquisition, Cordoba, Spain, 19th century. Artist: Thomas Higham
Great mosque and the dungeon of the Inquisition, Cordoba, Spain, 19th century

Ramparts of the town and citadel, Golconda, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Algiers in 1832, (c1890). Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XXI, (Virtue & Co Limited, London, c1890)

Plan of the City of London showing churches, wards and guild halls, 1926-1927
Plan of the City of London showing churches, wards and guild halls as they were before the great fire of 1666, (1926-1927)

The acropolis of Pergamum (Bergama), Turkey, 19th century. Artist: J Redaway
The acropolis of Pergamum (Bergama), Turkey, 19th century

Patmos, Greece, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Jerusalem, 1926. Artist: NA Lyon
Jerusalem, 1926. Sketch showing the probable situation of the main buildings at the time of Christ. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation

Assassination of Francois De Guise by Jean Poltrot de Mere, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin
Assassination of Francois De Guise by Jean Poltrot de Mere, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

The Old City Gate, St Augustine, Florida, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Old City Gate, St Augustine, Florida, USA, 1893. Remainder of the city walls built by the Spanish round the oldest European settlement in the United States

Edward V rides into London with Duke Richard, 1483, (c1920). Artist: C I De Lacy
Edward V rides into London with Duke Richard, 1483, (c1920). Edward V (1470-1483?) was deposed in 1483 and was succeeded by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who ruled as Richard III

Tiananmen Gate, Peking, China, 19th century. Artist: C Laplante
Tiananmen Gate, Peking, China, 19th century. The Tiananmen or Tian anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) in what is now Beijing

Pekings old city walls, China, 19th century. Artist: Taylor
Pekings old city walls, China, 19th century. The city of Beijing

View of Si-Ngan-Fou, China, 19th century. Artist: Weber
View of Si-Ngan-Fou, China, 19th century. Possibly a depiction of the imperial city of Chang an, now known as Xi an, capital of Shaanxi province

Hospital gate, Nuremberg, Germany, 17th or 18th century. Artist: John Adam
Hospital gate, Nuremberg, Germany, 17th or 18th century

York, c1901, (1938). Artist: Richard Henry Wright
York, c1901, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Battle of Tientsin, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900 (1901). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Battle of Tientsin, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900 (1901). The south gate immediately after the allies entered the city. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899

Porte des Allemands (German Gate), Metz, France, 16th century (1882-1884). One of the gates in the city walls of Metz. It was originally built in the 13th century

The Gate of Saverne, near Strasbourg, France, 1882-1884. Artist: Levy
The Gate of Saverne, near Strasbourg, France, 1882-1884. The building of the gate was begum in in 1508 and finished in 1511

Eastgate, Totnes High Street, Devon, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Siege of Rouen, 1418-1419, (1893)
Siege of Rouen, 1418-1419 (1893). The Siege of Rouen took place during the Hundred Years War. The English surrounded the city in July 1418 with the intention of starving the French defenders into

Hira Gateway, Dabhoi, Gujarat, India, c1925. The Hira Bhagol, a 700-year-old structure, collapsed in 2006. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

The Town Gate, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1924-1926. Chepstows town walls were built around the end of the 13th century

Bishops Gate, Londonderry, 1924-1926. Artist: WA Green
Bishops Gate, Londonderry, 1924-1926. One of the four gates in Londonderrys 17th century city walls. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926

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

Christs Entrance into Jerusalem, 16th century

Jerusalem, as seen from the south-east, showing the site of the temple, Palestine, 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Jerusalem, as seen from the south-east, showing the site of the temple, Palestine, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide (detail). From a series called Travelling in the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope

The Damascus gate, the nothern entrance to Jerusalem, Palestine, 1899. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Damascus gate, the nothern entrance to Jerusalem, 1899. Stereoscopic slide. From a series called Travelling in the Holy Land Through the Stereoscope, by Jesse Hurlbut

Saint-Malo, France, Brittany, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Saint-Malo, France, Brittany, 1937. View of the walled port city and beach with tents for changing into bathing costumes. Illustration from Frankreich: Baukunst, Landschaft Und Volksleben

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

Jewish burial places near the Wall of Jerusalem, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Jewish burial places near the Wall of Jerusalem, 1937. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres

City walls, Samarra, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921

City gate, Samarra, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918. The new nation of Iraq came into being in 1921

Golden dome and minarets of the Samarra mosque, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Golden dome of the Samarra mosque, Mesopotamia, 1918. Mesopotamia, formerly part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, was under British military control from October 1918

Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester, 1905. The walls, built in 61 AD, are said to vary between 12 and 40 feet in height. Below is a chronology of events

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)

Walled city of El Kab, seen from a door of a tomb in the cliffs, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Walled city of El Kab, seen from a door of a tomb in the cliffs, Egypt, 1905. That sombre grey wall, beginning on the left and extending as far as the eye can follow on the right

City walls and Minster, York, c1920s. The Minster dates from 1080 AD, and the walls were originally built by the Romans. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd

Micklegate Bar, York, c1920s. Gatehouse in the walled city of York, dating from the 14th century. The decapitated heads of traitors were formerly displayed on the gate

A city in Morocco, 19th century

Remains of the Servian wall near the railway station, Rome, 1902. View of the defensive barrier built round the city in the early 4th century BC

Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives, 1902. Illustration from The Worlds History, The Mediterranean Nations, by Dr H F Helmolt, Volume IV, published by William Heinemann, (London, 1902)

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