Cannons Collection (page 15)

Prow of a vessel at anchor, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert
XIR414997 Prow of a vessel at anchor, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert, plate 49 (pencil & w/c on paper) by French School, (17th century); Service Historique de la Marine, Vincennes

The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373591 The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1915 (litho) by Valda

Chillianwala, January 13th 1849: The body of Pennycuick guarded by his son (litho)
STC373368 Chillianwala, January 13th 1849: The body of Pennycuick guarded by his son (litho) by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Chillianwala)

Gas masked British gunners firing point-blank into advancing masses of the enemy during
STC359846 Gas masked British gunners firing point-blank into advancing masses of the enemy during the German offensive of March, 1918, 1918-19 (litho) by English School

Fort Sumter: Charleston Harbor, S. C. pub. by Currier & Ives, c. 1861 (colour litho)
AQS331955 Fort Sumter: Charleston Harbor, S.C. pub. by Currier & Ives, c.1861 (colour litho) by Parsons, Charles (1821-1910) (after); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Between armed sky and sea, an exciting fight between a squadron of mas and a squadron... (colour litho)
2809321 Between armed sky and sea, an exciting fight between a squadron of mas and a squadron... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Italo-Turkish War, the 149 battery disperses in Bu-Kamech, towards the Tunisian border
2808493 The Italo-Turkish War, the 149 battery disperses in Bu-Kamech, towards the Tunisian border, an enemy caravan (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Anglo-French fleet destroys the Dardanelles forts at a distance to force the straits... (colour litho)
2815733 The Anglo-French fleet destroys the Dardanelles forts at a distance to force the straits... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The conquest of Jefrens mountainous region in Tripolitania, our mounted artillery... (colour litho)
2815533 The conquest of Jefrens mountainous region in Tripolitania, our mounted artillery... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Christian Amazon, with her Invincible Target, alias, the Focus of Genial Rays, or Dian of the Rushes
2562138 The Christian Amazon, with her Invincible Target, alias, the Focus of Genial Rays, or Dian of the Rushes, to much for 300, 000, Infidels, 1787 (engraving) by English School

Suspicious Characters (litho)
1627463 Suspicious Characters (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suspicious Characters)

The Troubles in Madagascar, the Battery at Ambodinandohalo (b / w photo)
1627772 The Troubles in Madagascar, the Battery at Ambodinandohalo (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Troubles in Madagascar)

Life on Board a Man-of-War, Practice with a Six-Inch Breech-Loading Gun, "A Hit!"(engraving)
1626495 Life on Board a Man-of-War, Practice with a Six-Inch Breech-Loading Gun, " A Hit!" (engraving) by Overend

The Camp at Shoeburyness, the Competition for the Army Prizes (engraving)
1625859 The Camp at Shoeburyness, the Competition for the Army Prizes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Camp at Shoeburyness)

Raising a 25-Ton Gun at the Gilkicker Battery, Portsmouth (engraving)
1625823 Raising a 25-Ton Gun at the Gilkicker Battery, Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raising a 25-Ton Gun at the Gilkicker Battery)

Steel Embrasure for the Fortifications of Cronstadt, manufactured at Millwall (engraving)
1613339 Steel Embrasure for the Fortifications of Cronstadt, manufactured at Millwall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Lighthouse and Flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon (engraving)
1613223 The Lighthouse and Flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lighthouse and Flagstaff at Colombo, Ceylon)

The Rodman Gun, of 15 Inches Calibre, adopted for the United States Navy (engraving)
1620604 The Rodman Gun, of 15 Inches Calibre, adopted for the United States Navy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rodman Gun, of 15 Inches Calibre)

Fitting out the New Steam-Frigate "Euryalus, "at Chatham (engraving)
1618785 Fitting out the New Steam-Frigate " Euryalus, " at Chatham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Royal Sussex Militia Practice, at Southover (engraving)
1619083 Royal Sussex Militia Practice, at Southover (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Sussex Militia Practice, at Southover)

Bronze Gun captured from the Chinese during the Operations in August Last (engraving)
1619637 Bronze Gun captured from the Chinese during the Operations in August Last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On Board a Turkish Man-of-War preparing to ram, Firing by Electricity (engraving)
1621762 On Board a Turkish Man-of-War preparing to ram, Firing by Electricity (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Byron attended by his Suliote Guards, from The Last Days of Lord Byron by William
1202332 Lord Byron attended by his Suliote Guards, from The Last Days of Lord Byron by William Parry, pub. 1825 (hand coloured engraving) by Seymour

Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 (engraving)
1595963 Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Burst Gun on Board HMS Cordelia (b / w photo)
1591857 The Burst Gun on Board HMS Cordelia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burst Gun on Board HMS Cordelia)

Our National Defences (engraving)
1595691 Our National Defences (engraving) by Groome, William Henry Charles (1881-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our National Defences)

Confederate Batteries at Johnsonville, Tennessee, November 1864 (b / w photo)
TPG165978 Confederate Batteries at Johnsonville, Tennessee, November 1864 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The attack on the Ville de Paris, 1782, illustration from Cassell
STC385417 The attack on the Ville de Paris, 1782, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by Overend

South-West view of Battery No. 1 at Farnholds House, York River, 1862 (b / w photo)
CHT209411 South-West view of Battery No. 1 at Farnholds House, York River, 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Private Collection; (add.info)

Early use of gunpowder in battle, 14th Century (litho)
6015007 Early use of gunpowder in battle, 14th Century (litho) by Hardy, Paul (19th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early use of gunpowder in battle, 14th Century)

Stroud from Rodborough Fort, Gloucestershire, c. 1765 (oil on canvas)
2961783 Stroud from Rodborough Fort, Gloucestershire, c.1765 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 97x182 cm; Museum in the Park, Stroud, UK; eStroud Museum Service; English

Battle of Nashville, pub. 1891 (colour litho)
2646283 Battle of Nashville, pub. 1891 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Nashville, 15-16th December 1864)

Charge of the Light Brigade under Major General the Earl of Cardigan, 1855 (lithograph)
3744625 Charge of the Light Brigade under Major General the Earl of Cardigan, 1855 (lithograph) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; (add.info)

Storming of the the Moro Castle by the English (engraving)
819370 Storming of the the Moro Castle by the English (engraving) by Craig, William Marshall (fl.1788-1828) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Storming of the the Moro Castle by the English)

View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
867773 View eastward from abandoned Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, April 1865 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b / w photo)
869213 Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Running the Rebel Batteries at Vicksburg, c. 1863 (engraving)
878335 Running the Rebel Batteries at Vicksburg, c.1863 (engraving) by Hamilton, John (19th century) (after); 16.5 x12.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: April 16, 1863)

Naval Coast Volunteers (engraving)
2772818 Naval Coast Volunteers (engraving) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval Coast Volunteers)

Artillery firing drill, Nuremberg, 1733 (engraving)
3646955 Artillery firing drill, Nuremberg, 1733 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artillery firing drill, Nuremberg, 1733)

The battle of the relief army to rid the besieged city of Vienna of the Ottoman army, 1683 (engraving)
3646934 The battle of the relief army to rid the besieged city of Vienna of the Ottoman army, 1683 (engraving) by Hooghe, Romeyn de (1636-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bonaparte aiming the cannon at Lodi (colour litho)
725954 Bonaparte aiming the cannon at Lodi (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bonaparte aiming the cannon at Lodi)

Destruction of the retreating Russians at Satschan Lake (colour litho)
725924 Destruction of the retreating Russians at Satschan Lake (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man-of-War during an engagement (colour litho)
726878 Man-of-War during an engagement (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Facsimilie of a coloured sketch by a Japanese war artist)

Royal Horse Artillery (colour litho)
726780 Royal Horse Artillery (colour litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Horse Artillery, A Battery ( The Chestnut Troop ), A Brigade, in action

Charles V against the Lutherans (fresco)
703117 Charles V against the Lutherans (fresco) by Zuccari, Taddeo (1529-66); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio, Italy; (add.info)

The wonders of our artillery, a steel colossus rises to a very high peak (colour litho)
2815807 The wonders of our artillery, a steel colossus rises to a very high peak (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wonders of our artillery)

The ardments of our people, peaks climbed with ropes, cannons raised to dizzying heights (colour litho)
2815792 The ardments of our people, peaks climbed with ropes, cannons raised to dizzying heights (colour litho) by Beltrame

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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.