Cannons Collection (page 10)

Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 3, 1864. Creator: George N. Barnard
Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, GA, No. 3, 1864. Albumen print, plate 41 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Untitled [artillery], 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
Untitled [artillery], 1857. Albumen print, from the album " Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons"

Exterior View of Fort Sumpter, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Exterior View of Fort Sumpter, 1866. Albumen print, plate 58 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

56. Porte de la Citadelle, au Kaire, 1843. Creator: Joseph Philibert Girault De Prangey
56. Porte de la Citadelle, au Kaire, 1843. Gate of the Citadel, Cairo

Historical Sycamore Tree, Orchard Knob in the distance, 1889. Albumen print, stereo, no. 1750 from the series " Kansas City Panorama. [1863] Battle Missionary Ridge"

Artillery Encampment, Camp de Chalons, 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
Artillery Encampment, Camp de Chalons, 1857. Albumen print, from the album " Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons"

A Correct VIew of the Battle Near the City of New Orleans (January 8, 1815), ca. 1816. Fought on 8 January 1815, the Battle of New Orleans was the last major engagement of the War of 1812

Portrait of ReneDuguay-Trouin, Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King
Portrait of Rene Duguay-Trouin, Lieutenant-General of the Naval Armies of the King, 1765-1807

Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours
6340315 Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours)

Urn commemorating the centennial of American independence, c. 1876 (ceramic & bronze)
CH426387 Urn commemorating the centennial of American independence, c.1876 (ceramic & bronze) by French School, (19th century); 59.7x28.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The greatest assembly of warships the world has seen (litho)
3643107 The greatest assembly of warships the world has seen (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The greatest assembly of warships the world has seen)

West Point, New York, USA
6117923 West Point, New York, USA by American Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Artillery Exercise on the Campus of the Military Academy, West Point, USA)

Relics of Trafalgar (engraving)
1054755 Relics of Trafalgar (engraving) by Nicholls, Charles Wynne (1831-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of Trafalgar)

The Dutch War in Sumatra, Guns captured at Acheen lying at Rotterdam (engraving)
1053472 The Dutch War in Sumatra, Guns captured at Acheen lying at Rotterdam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dutch War in Sumatra)

Scenes in Russia (engraving)
1058417 Scenes in Russia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes in Russia. Illustration for The Graphic)

Artillery Volunteers at Shoeburyness, First Shot at the Running Target (engraving)
1057393 Artillery Volunteers at Shoeburyness, First Shot at the Running Target (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Queens Birthday in the Colonies, firing a Royal Salute on Tower Hill at Sierra Leone (engraving)
1038873 The Queens Birthday in the Colonies, firing a Royal Salute on Tower Hill at Sierra Leone (engraving) by English School

The Defence of Gibraltar, Combined Naval and Military Operations, 13 March (engraving)
1626393 The Defence of Gibraltar, Combined Naval and Military Operations, 13 March (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defence of Gibraltar)

"Poor Mizen, tho no melting lubber... "from The Adventures of a Post
1630664 " Poor Mizen, tho no melting lubber..." from The Adventures of a Post Captain, by a Naval Officer, pub. 1820 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Williams

The Naval Manoeuvres (engraving)
1036343 The Naval Manoeuvres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres)

The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado (colour litho)
1036470 The Manoeuvres of the Japanese Army before His Majesty the Mikado (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Battle for Stone River or Murfreesboro, 1863 (litho)
497592 The Battle for Stone River or Murfreesboro, 1863 (litho) by Mathews, Alfred E. (1831-74); 53x68.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn, c. 1862 (colour litho)
497542 Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn, c.1862 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); 30.2x40.2 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

"Cetewayo civilised", the Ex-Zulu King in the Castle, Cape Town (engraving)
1045156 " Cetewayo civilised", the Ex-Zulu King in the Castle, Cape Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Cetewayo civilised")

Interior of the Redan, 1855 (b / w photo)
701530 Interior of the Redan, 1855 (b/w photo) by Robertson, James (1813-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside the Russian defenses of Sevastopol which were breached by the British on the 8th)

The Fortress of Kars, in Asiatic Turkey (engraving)
1106420 The Fortress of Kars, in Asiatic Turkey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fortress of Kars, in Asiatic Turkey)

Mode of Transporting Large Guns for Coast Defence (engraving)
1105258 Mode of Transporting Large Guns for Coast Defence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mode of Transporting Large Guns for Coast Defence)

Mob of Paris carrying off the Guns of National Guards (engraving)
1104897 Mob of Paris carrying off the Guns of National Guards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mob of Paris carrying off the Guns of National Guards)

Explosion on Board the Camperdown (engraving)
1100641 Explosion on Board the Camperdown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explosion on Board the Camperdown)

Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, N. Y. October 17th 1777, pub. N
1123840 Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, N.Y. October 17th 1777, pub. N. Currier, 1852 (litho) by Trumbull, John (1756-1843); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness, Competition with the Ten-inch Muzzle-Loading Gun
1054109 Meeting of the National Artillery Association at Shoeburyness, Competition with the Ten-inch Muzzle-Loading Gun (engraving) by English School

Forts of the Bosphorus (colour litho)
961224 Forts of the Bosphorus (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forts of the Bosphorus, Turkey.); © Look and Learn

The Bostonians in Distress, 1774 (colour litho)
1078591 The Bostonians in Distress, 1774 (colour litho) by English School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: London, Printed for R. Sayer & J)

Running Action Between the U. S. Frigate President and H. M. S
1079428 Running Action Between the U.S. Frigate President and H.M.S. Endymion, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Butterworth, Thomas (1768-1827); 40.6x55.9 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

"See, "he said, "here is one of my monkeys". (colour litho)
994116 " See, " he said, " here is one of my monkeys". (colour litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romance of Empire)

Siege of the city of Tyre (chromolitho)
964085 Siege of the city of Tyre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of the city of Tyre (Siege de la ville de Tyr), a 10th-century depiction

The Occupation of Cyprus (engraving)
1059916 The Occupation of Cyprus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Occupation of Cyprus)

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Colossal Gun lately found in Bengal (engraving)
1102355 Colossal Gun lately found in Bengal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colossal Gun lately found in Bengal)

Economy of a Man-of-War (engraving)
1101529 Economy of a Man-of-War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy of a Man-of-War)

Krupps Guns, German exhibit, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia
1123079 Krupps Guns, German exhibit, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (silver albumen print) by American Photographer

Lord Howe defeats the French (engraving)
819199 Lord Howe defeats the French (engraving) by Craig, William Marshall (fl.1788-1828) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Howe defeats the French, 1st June)

Entry of the Allies into Paris (engraving)
819132 Entry of the Allies into Paris (engraving) by Terry, G.W. (18th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entry of the Allies into Paris, 1815)

Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b / w photo)
869214 Confederate 32-pounder gun captured outside Yorktown, Virginia, c. July 1862 (b/w photo) by Barnard, George N. (1819-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, c. 1779 (oil on canvas)
490990 George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, c.1779 (oil on canvas) by Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827) (and workshop); 131x121.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

General view of The Royal Arsenal (engraving)
603846 General view of The Royal Arsenal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General view of The Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, London)

The Battle at Blenheim, near Hochstadt (Bavaria), 1704 (oil on canvas)
RAF403513 The Battle at Blenheim, near Hochstadt (Bavaria), 1704 (oil on canvas) by Huchtenburgh, Jan van (1647-1733); 44.4x66.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Blenheim, August 13)

A German field artillery division reach the West and await battle orders (b / w photo)
STC406171 A German field artillery division reach the West and await battle orders (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German

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"Cannons: A Historical Journey Through Power and Warfare" Step back in time to the Woolwich Barracks, where rows of majestic cannons stood ready for battle. These mighty weapons played a crucial role in shaping history, from protecting His Majesty's Ship, the Victory, during the Battle of Trafalgar to defending Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island. Renowned artist John Christian Schetky captured the intensity of war with his vivid depiction of The Battle of Trafalgar. British cannons roared as they fought against their adversaries, showcasing both their destructive force and strategic importance. Traveling further east, witness the boldness of Alpine drums resonating through picturesque landscapes in TSM H. 1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I. They were instrumental in this historic event led by the Magnificent Sultan himself. Closer to home at Woolwich Arsenal in southeast London stands the Great Crane - a testament to industrial might that aided cannon production on an unprecedented scale. This engineering marvel highlights how these weapons became integral parts of warfare across nations. But cannons weren't limited to land battles alone; Dutch Warships depicted by Wenceslaus Hollar showcased naval supremacy and emphasized how these powerful artillery pieces dominated maritime conflicts. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, explore The Walls of Derry where cannons guarded against sieges and invasions throughout centuries. These fortifications symbolize resilience and determination against all odds. In more recent times, modern weaponry like Junkers Ju 87G aircraft armed with formidable 37mm anti-tank cannons emerged during World War I. Witness its devastating impact at Gallipoli as Asiatic Annie unleashed destruction upon enemy forces. From ancient battlegrounds to modern warfare innovations, they have left an indelible mark on human history. Their power has shaped empires' destinies while reminding us that strength lies not only within their barrels but also within those who wield them.