Historical Military Activities

Engravings depicting various historical military scenes, including soldiers on watch, artillery, and military operations from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Officer on watch on his rounds between decks at night. Soldiers asleep in hammocks. Date: 1879

Officer on watch on his rounds between decks at night. Soldiers asleep in hammocks. Date: 1879

Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Basque Country. Alava. Pass of Herrera. San Leon fort, occupied by General Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis od Miravalles (1818-1889) on November 5, 1875. Entry. Parade ground. Engraving by Rico. "La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana", 1876.

An engraving depicting the crushing and treading of grapes for wine. Chateau Lafitte, France 1854

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Displacement of the Cable on Board the "Agamemnon", 1858. Storm of 20th June. 'The ship was almost as wet inside as out...everything getting adrift and being smashed, and every one on board jamming themselves up in corners or holding on to beams to prevent their going adrift likewise...the Agamemnon was rolling and labouring fearfully, with the sky getting darker, and both wind and sea increasing every minute...three or four gigantic waves were seen approaching the ship, coming heavily and slowly on through the mist, nearer and nearer, rolling on

The Papal Key Soldiers and the French, 1797, Satirical pamphlet, First Coalition War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

July 2, 1729, Grey and Wehler discover the spread of electricity along conductive bodies

Witch Trial, Witch Trial on the Water, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Engraving showing Turkish seamen aiming their gun on board the warship 'Messoudieh', Constantinople, 1876. As can be seen one man aims the weapon and holds the trigger wire, whilst at least four of his colleagues manoevre the gun and its carriage. Date: 1876

The Eastern Question. Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. The April Uprising of 1876 was experienced with strong repression by the Turkish authorities in Bulgaria. Execution of Bulgarian insurgents in Vidin. Engraving. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume II. 1877.

Himmel! The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us. German infantry retreating in panic before Allied infantry supported by tanks. World War I cartoon from Punch, London, 21 August 1918.

Caricature decrying Louis Marie Jacques Amalric, comte de Narbonne-Lara (17, 23 or 24 August 1755 17 November 1813) was a French nobleman, soldier and diplomat. His liberal ideas soon made him be one of the first inscribed in the Club de Valois, where the Duke of Orléans presided. He was afterwards appointed Commander of the National Guard in Franche-Comté.

The Turks in front of Vienna. The Siege of Vienna in 1529 was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Suleyman the Magnificent to capture the city of Vienna in Austria, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Anteroom of a hut in the village of Coffin, Guinea. West Africa. Drawing by Ivan Pranishnikoff (1841 - 1909) Journey to the Baga and Rio Nunez countries 1884-1885 by Lieutenant Andre Coffinieres de Nordeck (1866 - 1908) Le Tour du Monde 1886

military Tross women following the Landsknecht mercenary regiments woodcut by Jost Amman (1539 - 1591) 16th century,

ESCAPE OF FENIAN CONVICTS FROM FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, ENGRAVING 1876

Searching for stowaways before the emigrant ship sets sail for America Date: 1850

The Arrival of German Prisoners at Margate jetty by the Night Boat from Boulogne. A bath tub, a see saw and some pickelhaube helmets all help to recreate a scene for a wartime film, imagined by the endlessly inventive William Heath Robinson. Date: 1915

The Late Attack upon Marshal Haynau - the Coal-Cellar at the "George", Bankside, 1850. Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau hides from a London mob who attacked him for his 'sanguinary cruelty against the Hungarians...there were assembled about 500 persons, consisting of the brewers' men, coal-heavers, &c., the presence of the obnoxious visitor having become known...No sooner had the Marshal made his appearance...than he was surrounded, pelted, struck with every available missile, and even dragged along by his moustache, which afforded ample facilities to his assailants, from

Onager. It was an imperial Roman torsion powered siege engine. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883.

THE WAR IN THE EAST

John A. Sutter, a sweded, settled in California in 1839. In 1848, he owned a flour mill, a saw mil, a tannery, and a lage tract of land with cattle, horses, and sheep. His employee James w. Marshall built Sutter's saw mill in 1848 and on February 2, 1848, discovered particles of shining dust in the racewaygold. And, soon the gold rush in California was on. Before the end of 1848, 5,000 men were at work in the mines and the gold they found totalled 5 million dollars, an average of 1,000 dollars per man. In January 1848, there were about 2000 men living in San Francisco, all but five of whom left for the goldfield. This 1887 illustration shows a cartload of golddiggers setting off for the mines.

History of banditry. Catalonia, 19th century. "Surrender, said Corporal Vidal, or else you will all perish on the spot". Engraving. Historia de las Escuadras de Cataluña, 1876.

Scene from, Scherz und Ernsthaffte Monats-Gespraeche, Das beschneite Ende, Halle 1688, Accident with horses, coach and persons, historical, digitally improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date not known

Wine Carriers, Constantinople, Turkey, Illustration, Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers, by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

An engraving depicting Thames watermen, London. Dated 19th century

'Turkish Officials', (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys

Engraving depicting the Deeping of the Fleet Street sewer near Temple Street. Dated 19th Century

Ancient Age. Ballista or bolt thrower, ancient missile weapon. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883.

THE RECENT WAR IN EGYPT

Engraving depicting a gunner firing ball from a mortar. Path of the projectile is shown as a circular arc, not a parabolic arc. Dated 16th Century

An Incident in the Austrian Alps by unknown artist, 1880

Illustration from a book depicting standard sailors. The sailors returned to their boat only to discover that they have floated away, leaving them standard. Dated 1913

The Day After the Ejectment, (Irish Potato Famine), From The Illustrated London News, December 1848, Ebenezer Landells, (1808-1860 British), Wood engraving

A MENNONITE VILLAGE, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

An engraving depicting a guard on a country basket coach firing his pistol at highwaymen. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting members of the London Fire Brigade using the newly introduced fire-ladder truck. Dated 19th century

Revolt of the English sailors, On each ship they went to tackle, vintage engraving. Revolt of the English sailors, On each ship they went to tackle, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657411

Joan of Arc at the Assault of the Tournelles, Illustration from John Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. I from the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1857

The Storming of Antwerp, Belgium, by the Spanish on 4 November 1576, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

REMINISCENCES OF THE NEPAUL TERAI, 1876: 5. News from Home. 6. The Prince's Last Tiger.

THE EASTERN QUESTION, FROM CONSTANTINOPLE TO KISCHINEFF

Colonel Burnaby arriving at the outposts Carlists, vintage engraving. Colonel Burnaby arriving at the outposts Carlists, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659892

España. Catalunya. Revolución de 1868. Una barricada en Barcelona después de un combate. Grabado de 1869.

Arrival at Fort Noulato, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.

St. Louis threatened by a Saracen soldier during the crusades, "Dub me a knight or I will kill you" a Mameluke or Turkish guard, said to him one day. "Become a Christian, and I will knight you, but

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Japan went to war with Russia in order to ensure the interests in Korea and South Manchuria. Wooden mortar reinforced with bamboo ropes used by the Japanese in attacks on Port Arthur. Drawing of a English correspondent.

Patriotic. Soldier. Drawing by L. Roca. Engraving by Sardurni. Artistic Illustration, published in Spanish, 1885.

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) Welsh-born British statesman, was appointed Minister of Munitions in 1915. Here he is shown driving at full speed a cart of munitions produced by both Capital and Labour. Cartoon by Leonard Raven-Hill from Punch' London.

Fighters, historical illustration, circa 1886

Sergeant Jasper recovering the flag, 1776 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Castaways save themselves from a capsized boat into the sea, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknow...

Union Army transport ferry pushing through the swamps and bayous in Louisiana, from Leslie's Weekly

WAAC driver more preoccupied with checking her hair after crashing the car she is driving than on checking the officer who is looking rather dishevelled himself in the back seat. Date: 1917

Death of the Wuzeer of Lahore, 1845. The assassination of Jawahar Singh Aulakh, Wazir of the Sikh Empire, at Lahore in India: '...the Wuzeer was unarmed, without even his sword or shield, and carried a small parasol...a volley of musketry was directed against Jowahir Singh. The first discharge not taking effect, the Wuzeer prayed they would spare him, and seized the opportunity of a momentary pause to assure the troops that he had, at that moment, one sack full of rupees and another of golden bracelets and armlets with him, ready for distribution amongst them. This communication had an effect

Historic drawing, 19th century, train being attacked during the American Civil War, 1861- 1865

Siege Operations at Chatham: single sap, with shield, 1871.British Army training. 'The operations of a party of sappers, under Lieutenant de Villamil, to exemplify the comparative efficiency of rollers and shields as protection for the men at their work, deserve a passing notice. There were "double saps," which are planned to dig trenches for the defence of the sides as well as the front of an advancing force; there were also "single saps," which provide cover for the front only. Some of the trenches were made deep enough to cover a line of troops standing; others only in a

During the siege of Riga a bomb explodes in a house, 1656, print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 110 mm × w 157 mm

'Miners of the Hartz; From Alsace to the Hartz', 1875. From 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London and Galpin.

'Our Adaptable Armies' Private Jones (late "Zogitoff" the comedy wire artist) appreciably reduces the quantity of HATE per yard of frontage. A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1915

Illustration of native American Indians with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. The Ahousat tribe stole a ship called the 'Kingfisher' earlier that year, killing the captain and crew. In October 1864 the British Squadron retaliated by destroying the Indian's winter encampment and killing 50 Native Americans. Date: 1864

The Whitehead Torpedo. It was designed in the mid 1860's by Robert Whitehead. On board the British warship "Thunderer", liutenant Wilson, director of torpedo construction in England, examined the new torpedo-fish constructed from thin sheets of hardened steel. Engraving depicting torpedo practice on board H.M.S Thunderer, preparing to launch a Whitehead Fish Torpedo, in Portland. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1878.

Middle Ages. Mantlet. Large shield or portable shelter used for stopping projectiles. Wood mantlet on wheels. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883.

'THE RESISTANT RAY' (Francis Flagg) Germans develop a gravity- resistant ray : they shoot down the hero's plane, then invite him to walk to them Date: 1932

1860s APRIL 26 1865 KILLING BY SHOOTING OF ASSASSIN JOHN WILKES BOOTH WHO KILLED ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Pietro Longhi, De Servi Cacciator (Servants Preparing the Guns for the Hunt), 1763 De Servi Cacciator... (Servants Preparing the Guns for the Hunt)

Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English navigator and privateer, on the Isthmus of Panama in 1572 becoming the first Englishman to see the Pacific Ocean. Late 19th century illustration.

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FEMALE CONVICT LIFE AT WOKING, UK, 1889: THE STRONGEST CONVICTS AT FIRE PUMP DRILL.

TORPEDO PRACTICE: JUMPING A BOOM, 1881

Two members of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 checking the thermometers used at their Winter Quarters. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. The attempt was unsuccessful, but a new 'furthest North' record was set and the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island charted. Scientific observations were taken by the crews of both ships; 'Discovery' had wi

Prince Imperial seen on board ship in civilian dress, with binoculars prior to arriving in Zululand. Despite the reservations of the British army, the Prince was sent as an observer during the Zulu wars. His impetuous nature meant that he flauted convention and took part in a number of dangerous missions. He was eventually killed by Zulus while on a reconnaissance expedition. Date: 1879

THE INDIAN RELIEF TROOPING SEASON, PASSING THROUGH THE SUEZ CANAL

The Marsfeld at Munich, Bavaria, a former military area, here a military show, 1860, woodcut, Germany, Europe

This illustration shows a wall-painting from the Temple of Isis in Pompeii. The scene is probably of a mimic fight in the arena, rather than actual warfare. The scenery is sketchy and of the type Pompeian decorators used to fill in backgrounds. Two large ships filled with armed men are passing each other at full speed. The spears of the men on board show that this is a manuevre during a fight. The ship at left is running before the wind with its square sail set, using the oars to increase its speed. It has a beaked prow - with a ram. The ship at right has its mast lowered as it is running toward the wind. The high poop, with two steering paddles projecting behind, and the panelled gunwales are well shown.The book dates to 1895.

Illustration showing the wooden shacks and canoes of a native American Indian encampment by the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada, 1882. Date: 1882

Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Basque Country. Alava. Pass of Herrera. San Leon fort, occupied by General Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis od Miravalles (1818-1889) on November 5, 1875. Engraving by Rico. "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1876.

Engraving depicting a Canadian Native American family crossing by sledge through a snowy landscape. Dated 19th century

Two still lifes of a soldier's kit. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Measurements: h 191 mm × w 320 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A woman in work clothes, seen from aside, constantly stones stones stuffed. In the background a soldier stands next to a gun on the wall wall.

The final disposition of John Wilkes Booth body, dumped in the Potomac River - This was published in 1865, but it was not actually true

Assyrian warriors, naval operations, Assyria, Assyrian Empire, ca 800 BC, Illustration from 1890, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

NAVAL MANOEUVRES, RIGGING TORPEDO NET DEFENCE, 1889.

This picture is from Italian history in the time of Crusades. The venerable Venetian duke or doge, Enrico Dandolo, nearly 90 years old when he died in 1192, led an Italian fleet against Constantinople.The young emperor rode on horseback to the shore and ridiculed his aged antagonist, asking how such a dotard could hope to prevail against youth and fire. Dandolo, standing. high above his rival on the prow of his flagship, received the taunts in silence, and found his revenge in the capture of Constantinople.

German unit. (Registered title) | Album of the headquarters (title of all)

Fire at Naworth Castle - Interior of the Castle showing the destructio of armour, paintings and falling burning timbers from the roof. The fire destroyed virtually all of the Castle, including the old dungeons in the West Wing. Only the top rooms of Lord Williams Tower, (his bedchamber, private library and chapel) survived. Date: 1844

Weapons from the Seven Years' War, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Postal ship, postal shipping from Europe to New York, stowing the letter bags in the ship's hold, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date unknown

'Observation' "'Ave a squint through these 'ere Bill, you can see one of the -----s eatin' a sausage as clear as anythin'" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather featuring Old Bill on observation duties Date: 1916

Sheridan's Campaign - An incident at the Battle of Winchester - A faithful dog watching and defending the dead body of his rebel master. American Civil War, 1864

Cartoon depicting British aviators in flight. Dated 19th Century

Cannon, the great Grete in Ghent, Dulle Griet, medieval giant gun from Belgium, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Sergeant Cuff, right, and Gabriel Betteridge following Roseanna Speareman's footsteps to the Shivering Sands., Illustration by Arthur Fraser (active 1865-1898) for The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (London, 1890)

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Massacre of St Bartholemew, Paris, 24 Aug 1572. Huguenot leader Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572) wounded by shot fired from window, 22 Aug, left. Right, assassinated in bed, body tossed from window. Charles IX (1550-1574) King of France from 1559, playing tennis top left, instigated massacre. Engraving.

Young offenders: Manchester Police-Court Mission to lads. After the passing of the First Offenders act in August 1887, magistrates no longer had to pass a mandatory prison sentence on first offenders. Alexander Divine, found of the mission, set out to save boys from becoming persistent offenders. The boys would be taken care of in Gordon Homes (named for Gordon of Khartoum) where they would be trained in a trade. Dated 1891.

Model farm in Zealand in 1896, milk cellar, Denmark, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century pattern, exact original date unknown, Europe

The Unsuccessful Raid of Antwerp, Belgium, by the Duke of Anjou on 16 January 1583, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Colección de cromos de los Exploradores españoles (boy scouts). Jóvenes exploradores ayudan a quien lo necesita sin temor a las burlas de los demás. Años 1930.

Illustration depicting an older gentleman firing his gun whilst hunting. Illustrated by William Small (1843-1929) a Scottish illustrator and artist. Dated 19th century

The wreck of Captain Pelsart's ship the Batavia on the coast of New Holland, 1644. From the Dutch account of Pelsart's Voyages, 1647.

Engraving depicting two men duelling. One of the opponents is wounded in the ear. Dated 19th century

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