Fortifications Collection (page 5)

A fine Hilltop Palace - Madhya Pradesh - India
An imposing hilltop fortified palace in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Salonica, Fortifications at the Turkish cemetery
Salonica, Fortifications at the entrance to the Turkish cemetery

Egypt - Cairo - The Citadel and village
Arabian Village set under the imposing walls of the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

Italy - Alassio - The Beach. In Eastern Italy on the Mediterranean coast - not far from Nice and the French border

Mexico - Baluarte de Santiago at Veracruz
The city of Veracruz is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. This view shows the Baluarte de Santiago

Morocco - Marrakesh - Ramparts
The Old Walls (Ramparts) of the city of Marrakesh in Morocco with the snow-capped Atlas Mountains in the background

View of the Bosphorus with old fortifications, villages and Mosques, Constantinople, Turkey

Croatia - Hvar
Croatia - Town of Hvar, on the Island of Hvar. A long and distinguished history as center for trade and culture in the Adriatic and an important naval base

Turkey, Kayseri
Doner Kumbet - a Seljuk building, surmounted by a storks nest. Kayseri in Central Anatolia. Renowned for culinary specialities, historical monuments and the former Talas American college

Constantinople - The Seven Towers with a view over an orchard

The French defences at Verdun
A Photograph showing some of the dug-outs and defences that formed part of the French fortifications at Verdun during the First World War

Copenhagen C18
general view of the city, with shipping, fortifications and a bunch of travellers

Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, 1865
Engraving showing the interior of Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, during the American Civil War. This image, made in 1865, shows the sentries on duty and fortifications in place

A first-line trench in Champagne
A three-storeyed French trench in the Champagne region of France in October 1915. Much was made of the sophistication of German trench fortifications

French Bastion Du Mat
French troops strengthening their fortifications at the Bastion du Mat

Hoisting the German Flag on Mont Valerien; Franco-Prussian W
Illustrations showing Prussian troops hoisting the German flag on top of Mont Valerien, one of Paris most important fortifications

The Defences of Charleston; American Civil War, 1863
Panorama showing the cannon and fortifications built by the Confederates at Charleston, in anticipation of a major engagement with the Federal Army

China - Anhing
Chinese boats in the river alongside Anhing with its fortifications and pagoda : unfortunately we have not been able to identify it with any modern city

China / Kinnungam
A distant view of Kinnungam with its fortifications and pagoda : but unfortunately we have not been able to identify it with any modern city

France Carcassonne
The fortifications before the notorious restoration

Crusaders castle / Syria
This fortress was built by the Kurds. It was taken by the crusaders in the 12th century. They made additions to it before the fort was taken by Baybars in the 13th century

Fort St Angelo / Valletta
The view from the Grand Harbour toward the Fort St Angelo, Vittorosia, Valletta

St Elmo Point / Valletta
The waterfront ruins and fortifications at St Elmo Point, Valletta, Malta

Fortifications / Valletta
Fortifications on the eastern side of the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta

Algeria Biskra
General view of the town, whose fortifications suggest that visitors are unwelcome

Rus-Jap War / Port Art
Russian army fortifications constructed using sandbags at Port Arthur, Russia

Kronstadt Birds Eye
The island, harbour and fortifications of this Important port on the Baltic, at the time of the Crimea War

Wallenstein at Nuremberg
Wallenstein visits the fortifications before Nuremberg

Storming at Oschakov
Russian forces under Prince Grigori Potemkin storm the defences of Oschakov

Danish-Prussian War
Storming of DER DUPPELER SCHANZEN by the Prussians : depicted is the entry of the 3rd and 4th Garde-Regiments into the Danish fortifications

Rome / Vatican / Late 15C
The Vatican in Rome at the end of the 15th century

Quebec / Fortifications
Quebec: part of the fortifications between Palace and Hope Gates

Cairo / The Citadel / 1935
The Citadel

Peking from Nieuhof
A view of the city which includes the surrounding countryside. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original

Sainte-Menehould C18Th
A panoramic view of the walled city of Sainte-Menehould in North-Eastern France

Sluys / Sluis 1739
View of Sluys, scene of the famous sea battle of 1340, as it was four hundred years after the event. A map of the towns fortifications is visible in the foreground

Sicily / Lipari & Castle
The volcanic island of Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily, showing the 13th century fortified walls & castle

Roman Fortifications
Roman soldiers building a fort, during the campaigns in Germany

Martello Tower
Spithead Fort is one of the Martello Towers built in 1804 as a defence against the anticipated French invasion of England. They are retained as coastal defences

Bergamo, Lombardy
Fairly crude early engraving of the city of Bergamo seen from above showing the fortified walls and surrounding countryside

Castle & White Cliffs
Dover Castle & environs with a key marking out various new roads, two churches, signal house & Guildford Battery which is linked to the castle by a passage through the rock

Napoleons Guide Cala
When Napoleon lands in Egypt his guide is Joseph Cala, who is among the first to scale the fortifications of the Egyptians who refuse to capitulate

France / Paris / Bastille
During the reign of Charles VI the Bastille is part of the fortifications of Paris, facing the chemin de Vincennes, alongside the Porte Saint Antoine

N on Saint Helena
Exiled on Saint Helena, he inspects the English fortifications with an expert eye

Visits Ile D aix
After Waterloo, on his way to England, he inspects the fortifications of the Ile d Aix, near Rochefort

Siege in action, with siege weapons
A diagrammatic representation of a siege in action, showing a siege tower and fortifications, including an underground tunnel

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping