Fortifications Collection (page 4)

Interior of Seaford Fort, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Interior of Seaford Fort, 1858. A detachment of the Honourable Artillery Company of London...has been for some days past stationed at Seaford, Sussex, for the purpose of drill and ball practice

Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Victoria, the Chief Town of Vancouver's Island, 1858. This place, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company, bids fair

Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, 1858. Women shooting with bow and arrow

Sketches in India - Trichinopoly Rock, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in India - Trichinopoly Rock, 1858. The fort walls, on one side within musket range of the Cauvery, opposite to the celebrated Isle Sri Rangam, are of various heights

Cherbourg Roads: Mooring-ground for Men-of-War, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Cherbourg Roads: Mooring-ground for Men-of-War, 1858. The inner dock of Cherbourg is 1260 feet long and 600 broad. It is capable of receiving an entire fleet

The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - the Departure from Warwick Castle, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - the Departure from Warwick Castle, 1858. At half-past four o'clock her Majesty took her departure from Warwick Castle

The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - Her Majesty Planting an Oak in the Grounds of Warwick Castle, 1858. The Queen, taking the Earl of Warwick's arm

harbour scene. Creator: Unknown
harbour scene

Artillery Practice before the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Artillery Practice before the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876....exhibition of practice with the powerful batteries of artillery mounted at Fort St

King Karl IX's Bedchamber at Gripsholm, 1884. Creator: Emma Josepha Sparre
King Karl IX's Bedchamber at Gripsholm, 1884

The Town and Castle of Gaeta - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Town and Castle of Gaeta, [Italy], - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Gaeta, a fortified town of 14, 000 inhabitants...is situated in the Terra di Lavoro...between Capua and Naples

Hedvig Eleonora, 1636-1715, Queen of Sweden, late 17th-early 19th century. Creator: David von Krafft
Hedvig Eleonora, 1636-1715, Queen of Sweden, late 17th-early 19th century

Edinburgh Castle, from the Corn Exchange, in the Grassmarket, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Edinburgh Castle, from the Corn Exchange, in the Grassmarket, 1860. The castle...consists of a series of irregular fortifications, and although, before the invention of gunpowder

The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Sicilians demolishing the Fort of Castellamare at Palermo - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

Meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Shrewsbury, 1860. Stone pulpit of the Abbey; Tudor houses and shops; effigy of Hotspur Battlefield Church; Shrewsbury Battlefield; Haighmond [sic]

Kalmar Castle by Moonlight, 1835. Creator: Carl Johan Fahlcrantz
Kalmar Castle by Moonlight, 1835

The mill at Ekolsund Castle. Creator: Johan Filip Korn
The mill at Ekolsund Castle, Unknown date

View of "Kastellet", Copenhagen, 1890. Creator: Johan Rohde. View of "Kastellet", Copenhagen, 1890
View of "Kastellet", Copenhagen, 1890

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

The Keep, 1877. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
The Keep, 1877

Tien-Tsin, on the banks of the Peiho River, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Tien-Tsin, on the banks of the Peiho River, 1860. The British in China. Small vessels only can approach the mouth of the Peiho River

The Prince of Wales at Montreal - The Ball-Pavilion, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales at Montreal - The Ball-Pavilion, 1860. Hall specially built for a ball to welcome the future King Edward VII

Johan Adam von Gertten (1767-1835), late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Alexander Lauréus
Johan Adam von Gertten (1767-1835), colonel, governor of Stromsholm castle, landscape painter, late 18th-early 19th century

Grand Fancy-Dress Ball at Dublin Castle, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Grand Fancy-Dress Ball at Dublin Castle, 1876. The scene in St. Patrick's Hall...from a sketch by Captain H. G. Robley, of the 91st Highlanders...The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Lovisa Elizabeth, 1646-90, 17th century. Creator: Anon
Lovisa Elizabeth, 1646-90, 17th century

Christ with Martha and Mary. Creator: Anon
Christ with Martha and Mary, Unknown date

The Royal Visit to India: the Phul-Bagh, or Flower-Garden Palace, Gwalior...1876. Creator: W. J. P
The Royal Visit to India: the Phul-Bagh, or Flower-Garden Palace, Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876....passing the old fortress or palace of Gwalior

The Royal Visit to India: Interior of the Dewan-I-Khas, in the Palace at Delhi, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Visit to India: Interior of the Dewan-I-Khas, in the Palace at Delhi, 1876. Hall of Private Audiences in the Red Fort

Vision. Scene from Visby, 1894. Creator: Sven Richard Bergh
Vision. Scene from Visby, 1894

View of Haga with the observatory in the foreground, about 1790. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
View of Haga with the observatory in the foreground, about 1790

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right... 1917. Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right of Fort de la Malmaison, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell on the concrete casemates of the German machine gunners of Mont-des-Singes, 1917

The Germans Gate, Metz; Alsace and Lorraine, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Germans Gate, Metz; Alsace and Lorraine, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

The Medieval Walls of Nijmegen, 1643. Creator: Jan van Goyen
The Medieval Walls of Nijmegen, 1643. The remnants of the medieval castle and a section of the walls of the city Nijmegen, on the Waal River in the eastern Netherlands

The Castle of Heidelberg, 1838. Creator: Carl Dahl
The Castle of Heidelberg, 1838

Our Romanian Allies; A German blockhouse captured by Romanians on the Marastii... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Our Romanian Allies; A German blockhouse captured by Romanians on the Marastii plateau, July 24, 1917, 1917. From L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2 [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Entrance of the Imperial Castle, Nuremberg; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Entrance of the Imperial Castle, Nuremberg; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Les Evenements de Grece; Piece d'artillerie de campagne en position sur la colline des Muses...1917 Creator
Les Evenements de Grece; Piece d'artillerie de campagne en position sur la colline des Muses: au second plan, l'Acropole, 1917

Ulriksdal Castle. Creator: Johan Sevenbom
Ulriksdal Castle, Unknown date

Distant Fronts, in Jerusalem; The speech, on December 11, 1917, of the proclamation.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, in Jerusalem; The speech, on December 11, 1917, of the proclamation of General Allenby to the population of the city, in the presence of the staff of the allied troops

Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Goz Beida, capital of Dar Sila... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Goz Beida, capital of Dar Sila; in the center, the sultan's fort, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Landscape with castle ruins, 1754-1831. Creator: Wybrand Hendriks
Landscape with castle ruins, 1754-1831

'Attaque du Fort de Brimont, le 16 anvil 1917, (1917). Creator: Francois Flameng
Attaque du Fort de Brimont, le 16 anvil 1917, (1917). First World War, attack on the fort at Brimont, 16 April 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Arundel Mill and Castle This is a photo of listed building number 1027926. 1846. Creator: David Lucas
Arundel Mill and Castle This is a photo of listed building number 1027926. , 1846

Landscape with Shepherds and Milkmaid, 1700-1800. Creator: N Lamme
Landscape with Shepherds and Milkmaid, 1700-1800

Deeg, The Fort, Late 1860s. Creator: Samuel Bourne
Deeg, The Fort, Late 1860s

Bhurtpore - Old Palace in Fort, Late 1860s. Creator: Samuel Bourne
Bhurtpore - Old Palace in Fort, Late 1860s

Landscape with Castle and Shepherd Tending Flock, 1704. Creator: Cornelis Ploos van Amstel
Landscape with Castle and Shepherd Tending Flock, 1704

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"From ancient hill forts to majestic castles, fortifications stand as testaments of strength and history. The ramparts of the prehistoric hill fort on Hambledon Hill above the Blackmore Vale whisper tales of a time long gone. In Lucca, Italy, the fortified walls encircle the city like a protective embrace, preserving its medieval charm. In Northumberland, England, Embleton Bay Beach offers a breathtaking view of Dunstanburgh Castle's imposing ruins. The Youghal Clock Gate in Ireland stands tall with its fortified structure, reminding us of bygone eras. Traveling to Cornwall takes us to Polruan and Lanteglos by Fowey where an enchanting fortification from 1904 still captivates visitors with its timeless beauty. Hedingham Castle in Essex transports us back to 1832 through John Carr Armytage's intricate engraving. During World War II, Direction Finding Tower MP2 in La Corbiere served as a vital stronghold against enemy forces. Meanwhile, Malcesine on Lake Garda showcases Italy's architectural prowess with its formidable fortress overlooking serene waters. Clitheroe Castle perched atop a limestone outcrop paints an awe-inspiring picture of motte and bailey castle design in Lancashire. Turning back time once more brings us to the Siege of Lathom House during the First English Civil War in 1644—a testament to resilience amidst chaos. Finally, Sinop in Turkey and Strasbourg in France bear witness to fortifications that have witnessed countless stories unfold throughout centuries. "