Cannonballs Collection

Bellerophon Doves, Sailors Encampment before Sebastopol
RNM286329 Bellerophon Doves, Sailors Encampment before Sebastopol, published in 1854 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

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

Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong-Kong, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong-Kong, 1857. Even in their guns the Chinese show their fondness for colour; those of Kowloon Fort being black, with red muzzles and mouldings

Emblems of War. Creator: Jan van Kessel
Emblems of War, unknown date

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)

Un inventeur qui craint que son fonds ne luis reste... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un inventeur qui craint que son fonds ne luis reste... 19th century

Magnus Stenbock Surrenders the Fortress of Tonningen to Frederik IV in 1714, 1785. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Magnus Stenbock Surrenders the Fortress of Tonningen to Frederik IV in 1714, 1785

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781-1782. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781-1782

The Balance of Power, 1854. Creator: George Cruikshank
The Balance of Power, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Grand Military Trophy, at the Concerts for the Benefit of the Patriotic Fund, in the Town... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Grand Military Trophy, at the Concerts for the Benefit of the Patriotic Fund, in the Town-Hall, Birmingham, 1854. Event during the Crimean war, featuring a display...designed and arranged by Mr

Spahi (Algerian Troops), French Battery on the Heights of Balaclava - from a sketch by... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Spahi (Algerian Troops), French Battery on the Heights of Balaclava - from a sketch by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War

Meeting of Parliament, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Parliament, 1854. State opening of the British parliament during the Crimean War....Her Majesty [Queen [Victoria] opened Parliament in person

The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Crimean War. The latest accounts from the English Camp inform us that our riflemen in the trenches continue to pick off the Russian gunners

"The Trafalgar" and "Retribution" at the Siege of Sebastopol - from a sketch by Lieutenant... 1854
"The Trafalgar" and "Retribution" at the Siege of Sebastopol - from a sketch by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships

The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War, extract from Lord Raglan's dispatch: The morning was extremely dark, with a drizzling rain

The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Crimean War: British soldiers with heavy artillery:..on the crest of a precipice, is a one-gun battery

Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian fire, though well directed

Siege of Sebastopol - Preparing a Train for the Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Sebastopol - Preparing a Train for the Trenches, 1854. Crimean War: British Army position. Sebastopol will fall, no one doubts it - the question is only one of time...It is satisfactory...to

Arab Tabia, Silistria, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Arab Tabia, Silistria, 1854. Crimean War. Interior of Arab Tabia, as it remains since the 25th of June, when the siege of Silistria was abandoned by the Russians...View of Arab Tabia and Illanli

Interior of the Fort of Chanak-Kalessi, on the Asiatic Side of the Dardanelles... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Fort of Chanak-Kalessi, on the Asiatic Side of the Dardanelles - sketched by Lieutenant M. O'Reilly, 1854. Cannon and soldiers of the Ottoman Empire

The Dardanelles - the Battery and Stone Shot, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Dardanelles - the Battery and Stone Shot, 1850. View of...the battery from which the stone shot are discharged [at] the Fort of Chanah-Kalesi, [in modern Turkey]

Gibralter South Port - munitions on dockside - Victorian period

La Batterie Des Hommes Sans Peur
This illustration shows an array of French military men preparing for battle behind a bank, with grooves slotted out for cannon barrels, cannonballs scatter the ground as a man sits beside a sign

Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, April 1863. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Ruins of Arsenal, Richmond, Virginia, April 1863. Albumen print, pl. 91 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, volume ii" (1866)

Lunette - Massachusetts State Seal, c. 1937. Creator: Jane Iverson
Lunette - Massachusetts State Seal, c. 1937

View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo)... ca. 1756
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, ca. 1756. From Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Siege Operations, Fifteenth century (litho)
475428 Siege Operations, Fifteenth century (litho) by English School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786519 Caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rebellion in Venice, March 1848, illustration from an album on the history of
REV287623 Rebellion in Venice, March 1848, illustration from an album on the history of Risorgimento made for the chocolate Talmone, late 19th century (chromolitho) by Italian School

A Hot Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub
STC121093 A Hot Night in the Batteries, plate from The Seat of War in the East, pub. by Paul & Dominic Colnaghi & Co. 1856 (litho) by Simpson

Fort Sumter, Interior View of Three Gun Battery, December 1863 (engraving) (b&w photo)
BAL124118 Fort Sumter, Interior View of Three Gun Battery, December 1863 (engraving) (b&w photo) by Key, John Ross (1832-1920) (after); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Primitive cannons used at Battle of Crecy, France
Primitive cannons (known as bombards) used by the English army at the Battle of Crecy, France, though bows and arrows were the primary weapon. Date: 1346

The twin Dahlgren guns of the Monitors revolving turret (litho)
PNP253676 The twin Dahlgren guns of the Monitors revolving turret (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Siege operations, fifteenth century (litho)
475429 Siege operations, fifteenth century (litho) by English School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Archduke Maximilian of Austria consulting gunsmiths (engraving)
3646317 Archduke Maximilian of Austria consulting gunsmiths (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archduke Maximilian of Austria consulting gunsmiths)

The marriage of Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Mary of Hungary, 1385 (colour litho)
3101032 The marriage of Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Mary of Hungary, 1385 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The marriage of Sigismund)

Battery at Lucknow - the defenders on the look out (engraving)
3626685 Battery at Lucknow - the defenders on the look out (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battery at Lucknow - the defenders on the look out)

Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong Kong (engraving)
729189 Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong Kong (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kowloon Fort, opposite Hong Kong)

Each gun from its adamantine lips, illustration from Ballads of Famous Fights
IL251860 Each gun from its adamantine lips, illustration from Ballads of Famous Fights, c.1900 (colour litho) by Webb, Archibald (fl.1825-66); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Pieces of ordnance (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR217883 Pieces of ordnance (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (16th century); Musee de l Armee, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Bombardment of Strasbourg, 24-27 August 1870, troops from Baden led by General von Werder
DHC379937 Bombardment of Strasbourg, 24-27 August 1870, troops from Baden led by General von Werder, published by Ch. Kreyder, Strasbourg, 1870 (colour litho) by Oberthur, E

Surrender of Detroit (litho)
3622373 Surrender of Detroit (litho) by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surrender of Detroit to the British, 1812)

15th century cannons, with fixed gun carriage (right) and rolling gun carriage (left
KW415608 15th century cannons, with fixed gun carriage (right) and rolling gun carriage (left) from Les Arts au Moyen Age, published 1873 (litho) by French School

The Dictator Union Army railroad mortar, used in the American Civil War
PNP270913 The Dictator Union Army railroad mortar, used in the American Civil War (1861-65) (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; American

Man in the Brazil holding portrait of Duguay-Trouin (chromolitho)
669214 Man in the Brazil holding portrait of Duguay-Trouin (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card)

Andrew Jackson, 1930 (lithograph)
2622241 Andrew Jackson, 1930 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of General Andrew Jackson with cannonballs; lithograph)

Bombardment and capture of Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 11th 1862, pub. by Currier & Ives, c
AQS331936 Bombardment and capture of Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 11th 1862, pub. by Currier & Ives, c.1862 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

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"Cannonballs: A Journey Through History's Explosive Artillery" From the bustling Gibralter South Port, where munitions line the dockside, to the formidable La Batterie Des Hommes Sans Peur, they have left their mark on countless battlefields. In the ruins of Arsenal in Richmond, Virginia, April 1863, Alexander Gardner captured a haunting image that speaks volumes about the destructive power these iron spheres possess. Meanwhile, Jane Iverson's Lunette - Massachusetts State Seal from 1937 showcases how even state symbols pay homage to these ancient weapons. Traveling further back in time, we glimpse at ca. 1756 and witness a breathtaking view of Emperor Hadrian's Mausoleum (now Castel S. Angelo), reminding us that they were once employed in grand sieges centuries ago. Not only did these projectiles shape history but they also became subjects of satire and political commentary. Kaiser Wilhelm II finds himself caricatured in Le Rire magazine as his militaristic ambitions are lampooned through colorful lithography. The Rebellion in Venice during March 1848 witnessed cannonballs raining down upon its streets as depicted in an album chronicling this tumultuous event. And who can forget "A Hot Night in the Batteries, " immortalized by The Seat of War in the East publication? This plate transports us to intense battles where cannonballs illuminated dark skies with fiery explosions. Fort Sumter offers an intimate glimpse into warfare with an interior view of three gun batteries engraved for all to see. While across borders and ages at Battle of Crecy, France primitive cannons unleashed havoc upon unsuspecting foes. Lastly, we encounter Dahlgren guns within Monitors' revolving turret; a lithograph capturing innovation amidst conflict—a testament to how technology evolved alongside these mighty projectiles. Cannonballs stand as silent witnesses throughout history—symbols of destruction and power that forever shaped our world on land and sea.