Fortified Collection (page 5)

Bickleigh Castle, Devon, a fortified manor house on the River Exe. The medieval keep can be seen on the left. Two children look down into the water. Date: circa 1980s

A Hypothetical Landing on an enemy coast
An illustration by Bryan de Grineau, published in The Illustrated London News less than a month before the D-Day Normandy landings

Felatah warriors defending Musfeia from an Arab attack.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

WW1 - Eastern Front - Russian troops blessed by priest
WW1 - Eastern Front - Russian troops in the trenches blessed by an Orthodox priest, who distributed holy water and is accompanied by a holy ikon. Date: 1917

Pre-Columbian era. North America. Admiranda Narratio, 1585-1589. Pomeiock fortified city. Flemish art. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Chateau de Polignac
The fortified 12th century Chateau de Polignac built on a natural basalt outcrop in the volcanic region surrounding Le Puys

Fortified costal towns, 1915
A few hints to the enemy: fortified costal towns which are likely next to be attacked. Bexhill, Blackpool, Bognor, Clacton

The river and citadel at Huy
Sixteen miles south-west of Liege, on the Meuse, stands the picturesque and fortified town of Huy. Here is shown the rock-hewn citadel, and the medieval church which stands on the banks of the Meuse

The British encampment at Mogok, Burma, 1887
With the Chindwin force in Upper Burma-an attack on a fortified position at Toung-ta-long, near Kindat, 1887. On this occasion, Lance-Naik(Lance-Corporal)Bhagat Bir, 18th Bengal Infantry

Fortified port of Dakar by G. H. Davis
The fortified port of Dakar, French West Africa, bristling with defences during the Second World War. It was formerly a German stronghold, full of U-boats. Date: 1942

Island of Heligoland by G. H. Davis
Refortified for prestige : Heligoland, of no strategical value. A detailed drawing of the fingerpost to Germanys only western sea outlet: the tiny island of Heligoland

Looking through an archway at Stokesay Castle, a fortified manor house in Shropshire. 13th Century

Dunkerque Fortified
Dunkerque (Dunkirk) is fortified despite treaties prohibiting it : such incidents provoke the British into opposing France in the Austrian Succession War. Date: September 1740

The Taking of Breda
Maurits van Nassau takes Breda, heavily fortified by the Spanish, by a Trojan- horse trick - his troops hide in a ship laden with turf, which penetrates the defences. Date: 1590

Herstmonceux Castle - Eastbourne - East Sussex. Today, the moat has been cleared and re-filled and the ivy has been removed... Note too the older spelling on this card Date: circa 1907

Fortified Village - Yemen. Date: circa 1908

Verona, Italy - The Castel Vecchio Bridge over River Adige
The Castel Vecchio Bridge or Scaliger Bridge is a fortified bridge in Verona, northern Italy, over the Adige River. The bridge was totally destroyed by retreating German troops on April 24, 1945

Cairo, Egypt - The Saladin Citadel and the Mosque
Some lovely 1920s cars parked close to the The Saladin Citadel of Cairo on Mokattam hill near the centre of Cairo, Egypt. The El Azab Gate can be seen (centre)

Guinea - Toumanea - Courtyard of a Tata (fortified house). Date: circa 1910

The Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan Coast, North Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Aleppo - Syria - Bridge access to the Citadel Date: circa 1930s

WWI - Balkan Front - Fortified artillery post with French and Serbian gunners / artillerymen. Date: 1915

Rosamonds Tower - Westenhanger, Kent. Rosamund de Clifford was the Mistress of King Henry II of England ( Fair Rosamund ) - the ruined tower in the north wall is reputed by be their trysting place

Pakistan - NWFP - Rawalpindi - The Treasury Date: circa 1910s

Hondarribia, Spain - Fortified Castle of Carlos V
Hondarribia, Spain (Fuenerrabia) - Fortified Castle of Carlos V Date: circa 1908

Raper drawing No. 10
An illustration of Cobras, a fortified island close to the city in Rio de Janeiro 1789

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. BURGOS. Fr�. Roman-medieval
SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. BURGOS. Fric;. Roman-medieval fortified bridge over the Ebro river. Roman art. Architecture

ITALY. PUGLIA. BARI. Monopoli. Fortified Palace of Masseria Spina (16th c.). Renaissance art. Cinquecento

MOROCCO. SOUSS-MASSA-DRa. Ait Ben Haddou. Ksar or fortified village in Tamesnar valley

The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsova

Bazaar at Ada-Kaleh - fortified Turkish Island
The Bazar at the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsova

Fortified position, Siege of Przemsyl, Galicia, WW1
A fortified position during the Siege of Przemsyl in Galicia (now in Poland) on the eastern front during the First World War. The opposing forces were Russian and Austro-Hungarian. Date: 1914-1915

St. Johns Gateway
The figures of Brennus and Belinus, the founders of the ancient town of Bristol, England, on St. Johns Gateway, a fortified gateway in the defensive city wall. Date: 14th century

GRANNIEs TEETH
Grannies Teeth old stone steps on The Cobb, a defence against coastal erosion, dating back to the 13th century and re-fortified many times. Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. Date: 1950s

Fortified town. Date: circa 1890s

Scout Log Cabin Rockerfeller Centre, New York
A log cabin (with roof and chinks fortified against wind and cold) erected by a Troop of Boy Scouts atop the 70th floor roof of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center, New York

Typical fortifications of a castle

Trogir (Trau), Croatia
Trogir (Trau) is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The historic city is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland

Medieval fortified church in Cisnadie, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church in Cisnadie (Heltau), Sibiu, in Transylvania, Romania, with a street market just visible below. The church was built in the 12th century and fortified in the 15th

Old fortified church in Sighisoara, Romania
View of an old fortified church in the medieval city of Sighisoara in Transylvania, Romania. On the right is the landmark of the city, a clock tower built in 1360

Medieval fortified church, Axente Sever, Sibiu, Romania
View of a medieval fortified church at Axente Sever, Sibiu in Transylvania, Romania

Ada-Kaleh - fortified Turkish Island
The fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh, now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsoza

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

Fortress - Madhya Pradesh - India
The imposing walls of a large Fortress (or fortified Palace compound) in the Madhya Pradesh Province of India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Fortified Complex - Madhya Pradesh - India
A large Fortified complex in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Turkish Gun Battery - Dardanelles
Cannon of the 28th Enplacement - Dardanelles - Madjar Kale, WWI

A Camp during Zulu War
A British soldier waiting and watching from a fortified camp in Zululand during the Zulu war

Ada-Kaleh - Bego Mustaffa
Bego Mustaffa - almost certainly the ruler and headman of the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh (1895 - 1900). The town is now underwater

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