Historical Military Illustrations

Engravings depicting various historical events, including battles, explorations, and penal servitude, showcasing profound moments in history through artistic interpretations.

A convict transported to Bermuda shown digging rocky ground and wearing a smock embellished with his name, number & origin plus hat. Date: 1848

Unions and Fenians Menace Society Date: 1867

Stanley threatening a bearer while fording a river, travel and exploration by Henry Morton Stanley, expedition how I found Livingstone in Central Afri

Historical scene, US-American history, 18th century, the death of Isaac Davis, 1745 - 1775, in the battle of Lexington and Concord, 19th April 1775, during the American Revolutionary War

A convict transported to Bermuda shown digging rocky ground and wearing a smock embellished with his name, number & origin plus hat. Date: 1848

An engraving depicting a crab-pot, lobster pot and well-box. Dated 19th century

Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653-1734). Marshal General of France. Villars at the Siege of Freiburg, 1713. Engraving by Copein. Universal Gallery, 1868.

After Winslow Homer, Combat between Mordaunt and Fenwick, c. 1866, wood engraving on beige wove paper.

Death of Gaston de Foix at the Battle of Ravenna 11th April 1512

Bread or death. (TF)

WW1 - "The Incorrigibles" - A dark humoured cartoon illustrating trench warefare with irony. Two soldiers meeting in the trenches, who converse about duties and actions while in the trenches. They take on a 'jolly' attitude, a joke on the reality of trench warefare. Date: 1914

Combatants Who Struggled Fiercely to Destroy Each Other. Illustration by Gordon Browne from Grant the Grenadier by Walter Wood published by Routledge circa 1912

'Death of Ensign Anstruther', c1880. Artist: C.R..

USA. The Gold Rush. Mining camp, Mother Lode contry. Cooking. California. Harper's Weekly, 1857. Author: J. D. Borthwick.

Soldier explorer running through a jungle in South Africa. A demi depouille. Soldier explorer running through a jungle in South Africa. A demi depouille. From Jules Verne 3 Russians and 3 English Book, vintage engraving, 1871. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647561

War. French shooters in ambush; Z: "K Osy" 1871, No. 296 (March 2), p. 132; Kossak, Juliusz (1824-1899), Szymborski, Franciszek ( -1872), K Osy (Warsaw; magazine; 1865-1890); 1871 (1850-00-00-1875-00-00);

Explosion of 3,000 musket cartridges in a tent at Fort Totten, New Berne, NC, the headquarters of the Third New York Artillery. USA Civil War

Soldaat met geweer.A soldier lays his gun. In the background a man with the course of a cannon in his arms.

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Minuteman leaves toward the war while he is blessed by a priest. Engraving.19th century.

The destruction of the Dalton gang in Kansas, America. Five of the notorious and desperate bandits were killed in a battle with Coffeyville, Kansas citizens while raiding two banks on 5th October 1892. Date: 1892

KURDISH HUNTER. Kurdistan refers to parts of eastern Turkey (Turkish Kurdistan), northern Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan), northwestern Iran (Iranian Kurdistan) and northern Syria (Western Kurdistan) inhabited mainly by Kurds.

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. The attack on the windmill. (part I, 8). Illustrated by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)( Engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan(1822-1890). 1864.

After Winslow Homer, The Army of the Potomac A Sharp Shooter on Picket Duty, 1862 The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty

Paul! - Hein - Les milles d’Ecosse, ca n’est pas gai!…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Soldiers, National Shooters from Belgium, ca 1875 / Soldaten, Nationalschützen aus Belgien, ca 1875, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Forward Officer observes effect of creeping artillery barrage His telephonist relays information to Battery Commander giving orders for range aim and time fuse adjustment From The War Illustrated Album deLuxe published London 1916

A Piedmontese vedette. Date: May 1859

army of the East: The Siesta, 1855. Engraving

Running out the wire of Trouve's military telegraph system; 1883

C17 space traveller Domingo Gonsales, who has trained wild swans to tow a burden through the air, is carried by them to the Moon, where they are accustomed to hibernate. Date: 1638

General George Washington at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777

Christmas with the arctic expedition, 1876, FRESH MEAT FOR DINNER

FORT KINBURN

Cowboys drunk and fighting outside a saloon, shooting hand guns. Date: 1874

Engraving depicting the Battle of Corunna, took place on 16 January 1809, when a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore. The battle took place amidst the Peninsular War.

Miners using pickaxes to break coal in a mine, France. Europe, drawing by Alphonse de Neuville (1835-1885) Le Creusot et les mines de Saone-et-Loire, 1865 by Louis Laurent Simonin (1830-1886) Le Tour du Monde 1867

'The Meeting of Stanley and Livingstone', c1907. Artist: Unknown.

A French highwayman surprises a passing coach and horse, shooting the driver a point blank range. Date: c. 1894

ON MY WAY TO JOIN MY REGIMENT IN EGYPT, CATASTROPHES WHICH HAPPENED TO AN OFFICER RECALLED FROM LEAVE IN KASHMIR DURING THE MONSOON RAINS

France, 1700-1720. Louis XIV. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

A sailor's tribute to Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), an English politician and social reformer, for the work he did whilst MP for Derby in bringing in legislation regulating the loading and sea-worthiness of merchant ships. It was for him that Plimsoll Line was named. Illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914) an English illustrator, graphic humourist, and political cartoonist. Dated 19th century

GORDON IN CHINA, NOVEMBER, 1863, STORMING SOOCHOW' Gordon determined on a vigorous assault on the north-east angle of the Soochow wall.'

Spanish-South American War 1865-1866. Battle of Calao, Perú, 1866. Allegory to the Spanish victory with the Numancia ironclad. Engraving.

Cartoon depicting the British Imperial Army. Dated 19th Century

Garrotters at work in the streets of London streets, either killing or injuring their victims and then stealing from them. Date: 1872

King Richard I (1157-1199) surprised by Austrian soldiers. Artist: Unknown

The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications 1854

The mercy of the weavers of Silesia. Engraving, 1850. The Germany of the Unification (1815-1871). Years before the revolutions of 1848 were social tensions, the best known was the rebellion of the weavers of Silesia, Prussia, 1844. It was suffocated bloodily.

Historical drawing, US-American history, 18th century, Sergeant William Jasper, around 1750 - 1779, an American soldier in the American Revolutionary War, the defense of Fort Moultrie on 28th June 1776, Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA, North America

Gunner Navy, vintage engraving. Gunner Navy, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656734

Autumn manoeuvres at Dartmoor, UK 1873, I. UP-HILL WORKA SKETCH ON THE ROAD FROM HORRABRIDGE.-2. THE BUTCHER'S SHOP.-3. SOUNDING THE HOUR ON THE GONG IN THE CAMP OF THE 42ND ON YANNATON DOWN. 4. PLAYTIME IN CAMP OFFICERS PLAYING " ROUNDERS "-

Illustration depicting a Police Officer surprising a burglar and holding a portable lamp. Dated 19th Century

'The French military interventions in Madagascar 1883-1895 bedevilled by Malaria. Twenty French soldiers died fighting, 6,000 died of Malaria and other diseases. Cartoon by John Tenniel from ''Punch'', 1895.'

Le Caisson dartillerie (Artillery Caisson). Artist: Théodore Géricault, French, 1791-1824

Matthias (1557-1619) was the son of Emperor Maximilian II and younger brother of Emperor Rudolf II. On the death of Rudolf in 1612, Matthias became Holy Roman emperor.

SHAM FIGHT IN JAMAICA BETWEEN MEN OF H.M.S. "FORWARD" AND THE CONSTABULARY, 1889: ATTACK IN THE OPEN: THE ENEMY RETIRING TOWARDS THE FORT ARE SURPRISED BY THE FIRE OF THE RIGHT SECTION, THE FINAL CHARGE AND LAST RALLY.

A Gaul plays the carnyx, whilst a village burns in the background.

Engraving showing a brawl between a New Zealand Maori, supposedly wearing war paint, and several European men dressed in top hats, 1842. Date: 1842

Prospector, miner who search for mines, California. United States of America, drawing by Gustave Adolphe Chassevent (1818 - 1901) Trip to California, 1859 by Louis Simonin (1830-1886) Le Tour du Monde 1862

The death of Pontiac, 1769 - Ottawa Chief Pontiac lying on ground; Indian with tomahawk standing over him.

French officer wields a sword as he chases away German gunners from a machine gun position in France. 1914

THE RECENT TRANSIT OF VENUS: PREPARING FOR WORK AT AN AUSTRALIAN BUSH STATION, 1875

Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded in Old Palace Yard, London, for engaging in hostilities with the Spanish against king James' strict instructions to keep the peace. Date: 1618

Camel Jingalls, 1858. Small brass cannon, mounted on camels '...have been long used in the native armies of India...although almost useless when opposed to the means and appliances of modern warfare, they possess the advantage of easy transport across country...the camel being able to carry his burden across nullahs and over portions of road torn away by mountain torrents in the rainy season...The rider, who is also the artilleryman, works the gun from his seat on the shoulder of the came...the management of the camel...is left to the benkendauze on foot, who turns the animal about as oppo

Death of Metacomet (King Philip) Chief of the Wampanoag Indians during King Philip's War 1675-1676 Date: 1676

A duel between two women. The girl had hit her rival in the chest, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

Africans carrying the body of the deceased David Livingstone in 1873. Wood engraving by Dietrichs.

Cartoon depicting Land Girls helping a farmer during the Great War. Dated 20th Century

Running out the wire of Trouve's military telegraph system, 1883

Brazil to Paris by land, He gave the right, left, great kicks, vintage engraving. Brazil to Paris by land, He gave the right, left, great kicks, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657223

British troops laying down telegraph cable during the Crimean War. 1854.

THE REVOLUTION IN SPAIN

Wounded soldier returning from the war. Engraving by J.M. Metelli. Drawing by Hernault. From Magasin Pittoresque, vintage engraving, 1867.

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: A Fact. A German soldier beating a Dutch schoolboy near the Belgium-Holland frontier. Illustration for The Great War A Neutral's Indictment

Engraving depicting the use of a lever to work bellows ventilating a mine. Dated 16th Century

SLAVERY IN THE CONGO, The Congo Free State was a colony run exclusively for profit, and it became the site of some of the worst excesses and atrocities of the European colonization of Africa.

Personal Staff of General Garibaldi at Caprera, The personal staff of Guiseppe Garibaldi in Caprera from The Illustrated London News ,

Raid on a Sand-Swallow Colony--"How Many Eggs" Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). 1874. Wood engraving, Image: 13 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (34.3 x 23.2 cm). American Art 1874

Wounded soldier returning from the war. Engraving by J.M. Metelli. Drawing by Hernault. Wounded soldier returning from the war. Engraving by J.M. Metelli. Drawing by Hernault. From Magasin Pittoresque, vintage engraving, 1867. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678069

'Prince Charlie at the Battle of Culloden', c1907. Artist: Unknown.

Wiring party on the Western Front during World War I

He attacks the windmills... Date: First published: 1605-15

The final skirmishes of the Zulu war, showing British and native soldiers hiding out in the Morosi mountain in a natural embrasure in Saddle rock. Date: 1879

News. / 344. / It is an inconceivable indiscretion this guy ... He sees he bothers us and he does not leave! ... (registered title) | News (1856) (Title from the whole)

A soldier has dropped his rifle and is falling as a wardrobe and other items fall down around his head. Lithograph by Langlumé after C. Philipon.

Illustration showing divers who helped search for survivors of the collapse of the Tay Bridge, destroyed in the storm of 28 December 1879.

A SHAKER SLEIGHING PARTY, 1870

1770S Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere April 19, 1775

Netherlands, 1830-32. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands

WIlliam II, King of England, lies dying in the New Forest, having been struck by a stray arrow fired by Walter Tyrell, Lord of Poix while out hunting Date: August 1100

John Bull, smiling, holds his stomach and watches a man tighten a bow, just a few feet in front of the rose. Behind the man is a woman, probably Marianne symbol of France, with her hands in front of her face. Below the image is a short text. John Bull and an Archer Popular Entertainment and Popular Armament , print maker: Maarten Bos Jz., (mentioned on object), printer: Cornelis Philippus Groebel jr., (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, printer: Arnhem, 1861 - 1862, paper, h 181 mm - w 271 mm

We are; Z: "K Osy" 1879, No. 705 (January 2), p. 1 (title page); Kossak, Juliusz (1824-1899), Telakowski, Jan (Fl. Ca 1876-Ca 1898), K Osy (Warsaw; Drzewytownia; 1865-1890); 1879 (1888-00-00-1888-00-00);

Engraving of a conspirator planting a bomb. Dated 18th Century

Three Native, representing America, hanging four loyalists and torturing two others.

Dick Turpin holds up fellow highwayman, Tom King Date: 1735

Two men fight with quarterstaffs. Robin Hood and Little John. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey, published in London around 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

'Armed Slave', 1852. Artist: John Leech.

Gardes Nationales prepare to fire on the people in the rue de Rivoli. Date: April 1871

middle ages knights tournament knights fencing with daggers woodcut to ""Fechtbuch"" by Albrecht Duerer 1520,

Costume Scots leaders of Edward I time, vintage engraved illustration. Colorful History of England, 1837.

Gentlemen fencers in the position of the outside parade in Tierce and the outside thrust or Tierce-Thrust. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr. Domenico Angelo's The School of Fencing, London, 1787.

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