Francis Collection (page 8)

Suit of tilting armour, helmet and cuirass
Suit of tilting armour with grand guard and lance rest from the Tower of London 1, helmet and grand guard 2, breastpiece of a cuirass 3. Copperplate engraving by J

Brass swords, handle and spear head
Ancient brass swords. Brass sword found in the borders between Scotland and England 1, brass swords 2, 3 and brass spear head 5 from Duddingston Lake, Edinburgh

Ancient dart and arrow heads. Various arrow heads 1-8, brass dart head 9, iron dart head 10, and iron dart head for a catapulta or mangonel

Ruyters cavalry encampment and trebuchet
Ruyters cavalry encampment and a trebuchet from an ancient carving in ivory. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

Uniform of Light Dragoon cavalry, with sword, musket and helmet, 17th century. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Royal encampment, era of King Henry VIII, showing the royal quarters, market-place, huts of shopkeepers, butchers, etc. Copperplate engraving after the Cotton Collection, Augustus II

Royal tents pitched for a meeting at Ardres 1520
Royal tents pitched for the meeting of King Henry VIII and King Francis I of France near Ardres 1520. Copperplate engraving after the Cotton Collection, Augustus II

Indian armour belonging to Souja Dowla
Souja Dowlas helmet with chainmail hood 2, 3, battle axe 1, breastplate and back piece 4, 5, and arm armour 6, 1760s. Copperplate engraving by J

Musket parts including rest, bayonet, bandileer
Matchlock musket, lock and bayonet from the Tower of London 1-3, bayonet 4, musket rest and bayonet 5, musket rest 6, bandileers and powder flask 7, wheel lock 8, 9, and spanner 10

The lyonois or lyonnoise, a machine for defending a breach, invented by Bonnerville in Lyons. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

An ancient machine for defending a pass. Six spears on a carriage. Copperplate engraving by J. Newton from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Battering rams attacking castle walls
Battering ram and two types of borers to pierce walls at top, and two rams below, one supported by a triangle and the other borne on soldiers shoulders

Machines used in ancient sieges. Vinea 1, pluteus 2, moveable towers 3, 4, and different modes of defending castle walls from a battering ram

Horse Guard, 17th century cavalry
Horse Guard, in military uniform with tricorn, musket, 17th century cavalry. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Ancient fortification: dungeon 1, chapel 2, stable 3, inner bailey 4, outer bailey 5, barbacon 6, mount 7 and soldiers lodgings 8. From an ancient drawing in the collection of Joseph Gulston Esq

The entrance of a street defended by a chain in grooves in posts and raised by a windlass at right. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English

The Infernal used by the English Navy at St. Malo s. A floating mine constructed in a vessel with sand, gunpowder, masonry, bombs and fireworks. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Covered carts of war with musketeers inside
Covered carts of war pierced with loopholes and carrying musketeers. Bottom figure with covers removed to reveal musketeers and horses below. Copperplate engraving by N.C

An ancient gun cart used at the Siege of Boulogne 1544. Copperplate engraving after the Cowdray picture from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Pierriers firing stones at a ship in a bay. Type of swivel cannon used in the middle ages. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

The partridges mortar with bomb and grenadoes
The partridges, a mortar that fired 13 grenadoes or young partridges and one bomb or old hen at one time. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Exercise of the double-armed man with bow and pike.. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812

Ancient Dragoon on horseback with musket, 17th century
Ancient Dragoon on horseback with helmet, musket and gunpowder horn, 17th century. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English

Extraordinary pieces of artillery: view and section of the culverine of Nancy, a triple cannon, a twin cannon and an ancient screwpiece

Ancient bombard or gun called Mons Meg. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812

Pavisors and a moveable tower besieging a castle
Pavisors and a moveable tower. Medieval siege warfare. Soldiers storming a parapet from a drawbridge on a moveable tower, while pavisors protect archers using large pavaises

Counterweight machines for throwing darts and stones from Lipsius and others. One double that fires a stone from a sling. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a

Onager, a type of catapult to project stones. Constructed by Newton under the direction of Lt. General Melville. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Ancient guns, mortar, bomb, perrier, etc
Ancient guns from Valturinns, Uffano 1-7, fanciful elbow-piece mortar 3, bombard 8, bombs 9, 10, and perrier stone-thrower chambers 11, 12

Scorpion, an ancient machine for firing darts. From William Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

The catapulta. Ancient machine for projecting darts. From Mr. Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Horsemans arms, armour and accoutrements, 17th century. Cask helmet, pouldron and vambrace, gorget, guard de reine, pistol, spanner, saddle, lance. Copperplate engraving by N.C

The balista. Ancient machine for projecting stones. From Mr. Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Machine and method for stringing the balista, an ancient machine for firing darts. From William Newtons Designs for Vitruvius

Exercise of the horse. Taken from Captain J. Crusos Instructions for the Cavalerie 1632. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

The standing and marching salute exercises. Taken from William Hogarths illustrations for John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company

Norman soldiers in chainmail and plate armour with shield, lance, halberd, in front of military campaign tents. Copperplate engraving by N.C

The standing salute exercises. Taken from William Hogarths illustrations for John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company

Halberd military exercises. Taken from John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

Musketeer with his matchlock, 17th century
Musketeer with his matchlock, bandileers and musket rest, 17th century. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

Musket and halberd exercises. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812

Military exercises of musketeers. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812. Military exercises of musketeers

A Man at Arms in plate armour and an Archer
A Man at Arms in plate armour mounted on a barded horse and an Archer in chainmail with his bow, arrows and leaden mallet. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Military exercises of the pike. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812

A Yeoman of the Guard attending Queen Elizabeth I on a Progress. Copperplate engraving by N.C. Goodnight from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Piper of a Highland Regiment, 17th century, in kilt, hose, jacket and bonnet, with bagpipes, sporran and claymore. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History

Helmets and salet
Helmet with down-opening bever in the Tower of London 1, double-barred helmet 2, and salet with oreillets or earpieces 3-6

Ancient double-charge carbine with two flintlocks
Ancient carbine with two charges in the same barrel fired by two flintlocks 1, 2, flintlocks 3, ramrod 4, and spanners 5, 6. Copperplate engraving by N.C

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