Exploding Collection (page 6)

Tactical Use of Artillery: Incendiary Arrows, illustration from L Art de l
XDT217879 Tactical Use of Artillery: Incendiary Arrows, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie by Wolff de Senftenberg, late 16th century (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by German School

Squirting cucumber, Ecballium elaterium
Squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber, Ecballium elaterium. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants

D Annunzios flight over Trieste, The Poet launches patriotic messages to our brothers... (colour litho)
2815780 D Annunzios flight over Trieste, The Poet launches patriotic messages to our brothers... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Value of men against the pitfalls of means, one of the heroic nocturnal surprises of our cons... (colour litho)
2815769 Value of men against the pitfalls of means, one of the heroic nocturnal surprises of our cons... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Between sky and sea, clash between an English steamer and a German airplane, in the North Sea (colour litho)
2815746 Between sky and sea, clash between an English steamer and a German airplane, in the North Sea (colour litho) by Beltrame

German soldier carrying incendiary materials who catches fire and burns like a torch and flees... (colour litho)
2815732 German soldier carrying incendiary materials who catches fire and burns like a torch and flees... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The tragic march in search of the rescue of those who escaped the explosion of the Viking whaler who... (colour litho)
2778037 The tragic march in search of the rescue of those who escaped the explosion of the Viking whaler who... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Three meters above the enemy (colour litho)
2778584 Three meters above the enemy (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three meters above the enemy)

The tremendous casting (Colour Litho)
2778566 The tremendous casting (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The terrible casting)

The uninterrupted Italian-German air strikes on the English base in Malta (colour litho)
2778547 The uninterrupted Italian-German air strikes on the English base in Malta (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The giveaways of our Alpine, barrels and explosive sleds plunged to the Austrian positions (colour litho)
2777541 The giveaways of our Alpine, barrels and explosive sleds plunged to the Austrian positions (colour litho) by Beltrame

As the battle rages, reinforcements rush towards the front line, across the walkways (colour litho)
2777523 As the battle rages, reinforcements rush towards the front line, across the walkways (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: As the battle rages)

The daily heroics of our war, a company of death on the attack of an Austrian grid (colour litho)
2777514 The daily heroics of our war, a company of death on the attack of an Austrian grid (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Austro-Hungarian destroyers Triglav and Lika sunk in front of Durres (colour litho)
2777511 Austro-Hungarian destroyers Triglav and Lika sunk in front of Durres (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Exploding car (colour litho)
3641603 Exploding car (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exploding car. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Man threatening to blow himself up (colour litho)
3096388 Man threatening to blow himself up (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man threatening to blow himself up)

Holy Saturday, Florence (b / w photo)
3095827 Holy Saturday, Florence (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Saturday, Florence. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

To relive the war (colour litho)
2809014 To relive the war (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: To relive the war)

Hell in the streets of Tokyo, for a formidable explosion followed by a very violent fire... (colour litho)
2808985 Hell in the streets of Tokyo, for a formidable explosion followed by a very violent fire... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Fire of the Bologna Fireworks (Colour Litho)
2808877 The Fire of the Bologna Fireworks (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fire of the Bologna Pyrotechnic)

The fight on the Piave (colour litho)
2808642 The fight on the Piave (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fight on the Piave)

From defeat to defeat, the Turkish army continues its disastrous retreat pursued by the winning Bulgarians
2808533 From defeat to defeat, the Turkish army continues its disastrous retreat pursued by the winning Bulgarians (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

A flood of phosphorus (colour litho)
2809307 A flood of phosphorus (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A flood of phosphorus)

During the offensive in Aragon, the Italian Legionary Aviation contributed to the victorious... (colour litho)
2783785 During the offensive in Aragon, the Italian Legionary Aviation contributed to the victorious... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the Spanish fields (colour litho)
2783781 Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the Spanish fields (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the fields of Spain)

Police searching debris after bomb explosion, London
Police searching debris after bombs concealed in mailbags exploded at Euston Station, London, 6 February 1940. 1940

Visit of Members of the House of Commons to Portsmouth, exploding a Spar Torpedo (engraving)
1589939 Visit of Members of the House of Commons to Portsmouth, exploding a Spar Torpedo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Discovery of gunpowder by the monk Berthold Schwarz, 1318 (chromolitho)
1093596 Discovery of gunpowder by the monk Berthold Schwarz, 1318 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Siege Operations at Chatham (engraving)
1048870 The Siege Operations at Chatham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Siege Operations at Chatham)

Edwardian lady bursting from a Christmas Cracker
Edwardian lady (likely to be a stage star or popular singer) bursting from an exploding Christmas Cracker. Date: 1907

The Naval Manoeuvres at Portsmouth (engraving)
1624572 The Naval Manoeuvres at Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres at Portsmouth)

In a nine-hour clash in the Ende squeeze, on the edge of the Tigrinian plateau... (colour litho)
2778411 In a nine-hour clash in the Ende squeeze, on the edge of the Tigrinian plateau... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A tragic fireworks display at home (Colour Litho)
2778015 A tragic fireworks display at home (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tragic fireworks display at home)

The Stukas of the Sea (Colour Litho)
2778544 The Stukas of the Sea (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stukas of the Sea)

The Outcast Marauders (Colour Litho)
2778506 The Outcast Marauders (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The outraged marauders)

The counterattack on Mai Ceu (colour litho)
2778448 The counterattack on Mai Ceu (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The counterattack on Mai Ceu)

Dropping bombs from an aeroplane (colour litho)
2779814 Dropping bombs from an aeroplane (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dropping bombs from an aeroplane)

German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho)
2815238 German steam blown up between Sicily and the Tunisian coast in the presence of the crew... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Two officers and a worker who died from the explosion of a grenade at the Balipedio in Viareggio (colour litho)
2815165 Two officers and a worker who died from the explosion of a grenade at the Balipedio in Viareggio (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Italian victory in the Mediterranean (colour litho)
2778600 The Italian victory in the Mediterranean (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Italian victory in the Mediterranean)

Two days of battle in the Mediterranean, against an English convoy (Colour Litho)
2778582 Two days of battle in the Mediterranean, against an English convoy (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two days of battle in the Mediterranean)

Faced with the pressing Italian advance, the enemy abandons the places of his ephemeral conquest (Colour Litho)
2777562 Faced with the pressing Italian advance, the enemy abandons the places of his ephemeral conquest (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho)
2777513 The eyes that guide the artillery, in one of our observatories, during a duel of large calibers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The Spanish Red Route on the Ebro (Colour Litho)
2783823 The Spanish Red Route on the Ebro (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish Red Route on the Ebro)

Pieces of ordnance (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR217883 Pieces of ordnance (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (16th century); Musee de l Armee, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-70) lecturing at the Jardin du Roy
CHT213204 Guillaume Francois Rouelle (1703-70) lecturing at the Jardin du Roy, illustration from La Vie des Savants Illustres by Louis Figuier

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