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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

crew of Captain Bartholomew Roberts, known as 'Black Bart,' after a raid on the Guinea Coast, Africa in the early 18th century.

Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 24 July 1797. Engraving by J Neagle. A shot in the right elbow during the unsuccessful attack on Tenerife caused the amputation of Nelsons arm.

Artwork: "Barrage Balloons Over U-boat Pen Construction" Artist: Blasing Spreng. Country: Unknown

Methods of attack used by Greeks and Romans still image. Reconstructions. 1785. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Arms & armament , To 499, Towers, Torches, Shields, Pulleys, Logs, Capstans, Siege warfare

Two soldiers according to R. J. E .. unknown, R.J.E.

A shipwreck. The sailors swim with all their might, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

Family Units: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, DIGGING MUSSEL MUD, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

Engraving depicting a Frenchy army officer's greatcoat with hood, made of 'paramatta', a rubberised woollen cloth.

An engraving depicting a charcoal carrier near Val d'Aosta.

First World War (1917). Control position in a German zeppelin during an attack to the United Kingdom. 'Illustrierte Zeitung' (October, 1917). Drawing.

Ancient history. Battering ram. Siege weapon used to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates. Engraving. Historia General de España by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.

A New York fireman using an escape ladder to reach the upper storeys of a building.

España. Siglo XIX. Comercio ambulante. Vendedor de artesas. Grabado de 1940.

Second Boer War (1899-1902), Amsterdam, Looy, SL van, L'Assiette au Beurre, Veber, Jean, Prisoners of war behind fence, print, prints, French, 1864-02-13 - 1928-11-28, print maker, printmaker, 1874 - 1928, paper, lithography (technique), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, Unspecified event

Fire tubes being fired at enemy cavalry from cannon. From De la pirotechnia by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540). Woodcut.

Test des Dowescher kugelsicherer Panzer, Schießversuch auf ein Pferd mit einer kugelsicheren Weste, Heinrich Dowe, Mannheim, um 1890, Deutschland, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch, Ein Mann zielt mit einer Waffe auf ein Pferd, das mit einem Ziel markiert ist

Propaganda illustration showing street fighting during the Spanish Civil War. Dated 1936

Woodcut depicting the Battle of Coxie from the Weißkunig series of Emperor Maximilian I, created by Hans Burgkmair on a wooden stick between 1514 and 1516.

Spain. Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Navarre. Oteiza. Campaign ovens set up by the military administration. Breadmaking. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration", 1875.

Attack of an American torpedo boat, c. 1870, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century original

'Les Indesirables; Immobilisee par ses excedents de bagages devant le pont de Kehl', 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924

Torture room at Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863

War, Military, Trench with mobile armoured turrets, ca. 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

An engraving depicting Mallet's Mortar, a British shell-firing mortar built for the Crimean War but never used in combat. Designed by Robert Mallet (1810-1881) an Irish geophysicist, civil engineer, and inventor. Dated 19th century

Elephant Carrying Cannon During War, Afghanistan, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

The Namur Mortar, 1844. Gun taken at the Siege of Namur in Belgium. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.

Military costumes, Head of pikemen and Dreadnought, vintage engraving. Military costumes, Head of pikemen and Dreadnought, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656242

Jeff Davis reaping the harvest. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 Oct. 26, p. 688. Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, Harvesting, Southern States, 1860-1870, Death, Southern States, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Moral & ethical aspects.

Angriff eines amerikanischen Torpedoboot, um 1870 / Attack of an American torpedo boat, around 1870, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Artillerie: Kanonen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert und früher, Französische kurze 15, 5 cm Kanone, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage au...

Japanese army sets fire on Chinese civilian houses on Tongji Road in Shanghai, they guard the houses with guns, not allowing civilians to escape.

Explosion of the powder magazine in Maastricht, 1761; The jumping of the herb Magasyn in Maastricht Snagts den 21 Dec.b 1761. The blast of the powder magazine in Maastricht on December 21, 1761. Due to the explosion, brokings of the building and people are blown into the air.

Tent Camp and Flag Guard of the Army of Switzerland, 14th century, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Engraving depicting a diving suit made of strong tanned twill with rubberised collar and cuffs, and a tinned copper helmet. Dated 19th century

History of Spain. Royal hunt in the Daimiel lagoons. King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) in the act of making a ""carambola"" (""making a carom"") with his shotgun on the morning of 13 October 1884. An episode in which the King shot two game with a single shot, which is known in Spain as a ""carambola"" in hunting terms. The king was accompanied by the royal armourers (Messrs. Leon and Becerra), Mr. Veses, the director of the hunt, and Mr. Comba, artist of La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). December 30, 1884.

Engraving depicting a scene of the life of Alfred the Great (849-899) Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. Dated 9th Century

A pirate. The anchor sank, taking with it the human cluster, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

Franco-Prussian War: soldiers convalescing in the Palais Royale Military hospital. Etching by H. Tissot, 1870.

Rooster standing on a cannon in Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 - The flag still waving at the dawns early light

The Farrier's Shop December 1, 1771 William Pether British. The Farrier's Shop 376106

General Patricks punishment for gamblers, 1863 October, drawing on olive paper pencil and Chinese white, 15.0 x 23.4 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Ashanti war drums by a wall. In 1873, after decades of an uneasy relationship between the British and the Acing people of central Ghana, the British attacked and virtually destroyed the Asanti capital of Kumasi, and officially declared Ghana a crown colony on 24 July 1874. Date: 2 May 1874

THE GENERAL ELECTION

During a famine in Russia the flow of people is restricted with passes being examined. Troops stop people at a turnpike at the entrance to a town. Date: 1892

Engraving showing the Look-out or 'Crow's Nest' at the top of the main-mast of HMS 'Alert' during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 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. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new 'furthest North' record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered

Archimedes' crow. Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor is said to have invented the device for use during the defence of Syracuse against the Romans (212 BC) to overturn attacking ships. Here it has been adapted to pluck individuals from forces attacking a city under a siege. 18th century engraving.

Jerónimo Merino Cob, known as "el Cura Merino" (The Priest Merino) (1769-1844). Spanish priest and guerrilla fighter during the Spanish War of Independence. Cura Merino's guerrilla fighters in the Pinar de Ontoria (Hontoria del Pinar, province of Burgos). Los guerrilleros de 1808. Historia popular de la Guerra de la Independencia, by Enrique Rodríguez-Solís. Volume I. Published in Madrid, 1930.

Roman soldiers using two forms of battering ram against the walls of a fortress. B is hung on a chain hanging from a frame, so enabling the men to concentrate their strength on thrusting the battering ram forward rather than the simpler form carried on their shoulders. C is mounted on a siege tower. From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Joost Lips) (Antwerp, 1605). Engraving.

Illustration titled 'Lower the Lifeboat' depicting a man shouting during a raging storm. Dated 19th Century

Arms dealer in Tangier at a bazaar stand, man testing a musket, 1890, Morocco, illustration, reproduction from a model from the 19th century. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, Historical, Two woman in an oriental bazaar talking in an alley filled with objects

Vera Zasulich (1849-1919), a leading nihilist, shoots and wounds police chief Trepov in retaliation for his brutality : she is tried but acquitted by a sympathetic court. Date: 1878

Roman soldiers forming a Tortoise with their shields and approaching the walls of a besieged fortress, From Poliorceticon sive de machinis tormentis telis by Justus Lipsius (Antwerp, 1605), Engraving

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''Nelson at the Battle off St. Vincent, February 14, 1797, after Frank Baden-Powell.', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

'Gun Powder Treason', c1605 (1903). Artist: Unknown.

Roman soldiers forming a Tortoise with their shields and approaching the walls of a besieged fortress. Engraving from Justus Lipsius 'Poliorceticon' Antwerp 1605.

España. Siglo XIX. Comercio ambulante. Vendedor de perdices y conejos del campo. Grabado de 1940.

Christian does battle with the demon Apollyon. Date: First published: 1678

Festivities at Kilkenny Castle in Ireland on the Coming of Age of the Marquis of Ormonde, 1865. To celebrate '...the young Lord's twenty-first birthday...there was a grand display of fireworks on the castle-lawn...by arrangement of a committee of the citizens. It was supplied by Mr. J. Lawrence, of Dublin, and consisted of various water-rockets, fire-fountains, and other devices; also a beautiful horizontal wheel, discharging coloured stars in every direction, which was floated on a raft in the river, with wonderful effect. The aerial fireworks included rockets of every possible description,

Artwork: "Herzogenrath", Germany, ink and wash, 9-1/4" x 5-7/8". Artist: John Scott. Catalog Number: D.21.232.45. US Army Art Collection. Country: Unknown

A Battleship's turrets in action, circa 1887

He Bingyi, director of the Shanghai Prefectural Committee of the Communist Youth League, member of the Communist Party of China, and student of Shanghai University, shouted after being shot: "Down with imperialism!" "Long live the liberation of the Chinese nation!" This occurred during the May Thirtieth Movement. The May Thirtieth Movement was a major labour and patriotic movement against imperialist powers led by the Chinese Communist Party.

Thaddeus Kosciusko, tied to a litter, refusing sword offered by Catherine II following unsuccessful rebellion that led to partition of Poland. Andrzej Tadeusz Kociuszko 1746 1817) was a Polish-Lithuanian military leader during the Kociuszko Uprising. He is a national hero in Poland. Before commanding the 1794 Uprising, he had fought in the American Revolutionary War as a colonel in the Continental Army.

The ballista, bolt thrower, ancient throwing weapon that launches a large projectile at a distant target, History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

The first territory captured in South-West Africa in 1883-1884 by the commissioners of the Bremen merchant Luderitz. The inscription under the emblem of Germany indicates that the territory is under the auspices of German troops.

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, depiction of a German rapid-fire cannon

'L'Armee Britannique dans le Nord de la France; Territorial francais et "Tommy" en patrouille pres de l'Examining Post No 7 a Saint-Omer. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916".

The first World war (1918). North American soldiers in a raillway station at Paris. Illustration by J. Simont.

Mons Meg, a medieval bombard located in Edinburgh Castle, Castle Rock, Edinburgh, Scotland, seen here in the 19th century. From Picturesque Scotland Its Romantic Scenes and Historical Associations, p

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-56: 'A Quiet Day in the Diamond Battery - portrait of a Lancaster 68-pounder'. From William Simpson Illustrations of the War in the East London 1855-6

Nelson boarding the Victory for the last time, 1805. Napoleonic Wars, England, 19th century.

The Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811 fought between USA Forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh

Saalburg: Bei der Mahlzet at mealtime Encamped Roman soldiers Nebel, Carl. 1907. still image. Conjectural works, Postcards. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Armies , Roman , To 499, Cooking utensils, Forts & fortifications, Campfires, Outdoor cookery, Helmets , To 499, Armor , To 499, Arms & armament , Roman+ , To 499, Soldiers , Roman+ , To 499, Military camps , Roman , To 499, Eating & drinking , To 499, Tents, Guardhouses, Cauldrons

Engraving depicting Pierre Emmanuel Félix Chazal's method of defending ports by firing torpedos electrically. Pierre Emmanuel Félix Chazal (1808-1892) an officer in the Belgium army, leader of the Liberal Party and minister of war. Dated 19th century

Little John fights with the cook in the Sheriff's house.

Three raw recruits are put through their paces on the training ground with the help of a machine which reduces them to mere puppets. 30 December 1914

Cruise of the Silverwing, Pirates

THE VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET

Peninsular War (1808-1814). Catalonia. Battles of El Bruch. Drummer of El Bruc. The drummer Isidro Llussa i Casanoves (1791-1809), called Isidret Lluca, enlisted in the Somatent (Somaten) at the age of sixteen or seventeen. His drum roll in the second battle (14 June 1808), amplified by the echo of the mountains of Montserrat, deceived the French army led by Joseph Chabran, reverberating in such a way that it gave the impression that a huge army was coming to fight against them. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Paper collectors badges to help the veterans of the January Uprising

Spain. Third Carlist War (1872-1876). Basque Country. San Sebastian. Fort of Mendizorrotz, held by the Carlist forces until February, 1876. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana, 1876. Colored.

It was half-past four when the sentence was pronounced upon her and she was led to her dungeon to prepare for death - Soldier with bayonet leading convicted woman (Marie Antoinette) out of French Revolutionary courtroom.

Victor Emmanuel II (1st King of Italy) shaking Leopold II (Duke of Tuscany) out of Italy, 1861. Artist: Unknown

Historical drawing, US-American history, 18th century, the U.S. Navy flag, jack flag of ships, First Navy Jack, with the inscription DONT TREAD ON ME

World War II trenches and obelisk

Anefo photo collection. Embroidery old no. 12. 12 December 1945

Battering Ram. Example of a weapon used during biblical times. Engraving. Later colouration. Dictionary of the Holy Bible. 19th century.

030318-M-7262C-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Commando Country: Kuwait (KWT)

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