The fort where native chiefs held off the 16th century Spaniards, Cuzc...
Copyright by the American Stereoscopic Co. No. 2080. Public domain photograph of a landmark building, world heritage site, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Theodor de Bry - Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt
Bird's-eye view of French fort, Fort Caroline, at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Der ander Theyl, der newlich erfundenen Landtschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die... More
Theodor de Bry - Galli locum condendae arci aptum deligunt
French begin to construct fort at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce... More
Die berühmbte Vestung Rotenberg, engraving, Library of Congress
Print shows a birdseye view of the walled fortress of Rothenberg, under siege [from 1703?]. Shows trajectories of cannon fire into the fortress from sites below. Includes a key for 12 identified items in the pr... More
Disigno dell' isola de Gerbi con le seche che la difendeno dall' inond...
Print shows an assault on Jerba Island (Tunisia) by the Christian Alliance armada under the command of Andrea Doria and the arrival of the Turkish fleet; the Christian fleet retreats in advance of the Turks who... More
Wie die Franzosen ein gelegen Ort eine Festung zu bauwen erwehlet
French begin to construct fort at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida.
Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt, engraving, Library of Congr...
Outline of French fort, Fort Caroline, at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: [America. pt. 2. German] Der ander Theil, der newlich erfundenen Landschafft Americae, von dreyen Schi... More
Die erste Figur darinnen der Scharmützel dess Bayrischen Volcks mit de...
Print shows birds-eye view of the skirmish between forces of the Holy Roman Empire, Bavaria and Bohemia in a valley along a small river and swamp with troops in formation on opposite sides of a bridge. Troops i... More
Entwerffung von Eroberung der Stadt Olinda so in der Hauptmansschaft P...
Print shows birds-eye view of the harbor and the hillside city of Olinda in Brazil in 1630. Shown are ships entering along the coast flying Dutch flags, flames visible in the background, troops and scenic backg... More
Waarhafftige Abbildung und Beschreibung dess grossen unnd gewaltigen T...
Birds-eye view engraving shows the battlefield outside of Leipzig, Germany between Swedish and Saxon troops in September 1631. Includes views of troop formations and the location of the city of Leipzig. Key loc... More
Eroberung der Stadt Würtzburg in Francken vnd Vesten Schlosses daselbs...
Print shows a birds-eye view of the walled city of Würzburg, Germany with its castle on the hill on the opposite side of the Main River as it looked before the siege by troops under the command of Swedish King ... More
Warhafftige Abbildung vnd Beschreibung dess grossen vnd gewaltigen Tre...
Birds-eye view engraving shows the battlefield outside of Leipzig, Germany between Swedish and Saxon troops in September 1631. Includes views of troop formations and the location of the city of Leipzig. Troop g... More
The figure of the Indians' fort or palizado in New England and the man...
The village of the Pequot Indians which was attacked and destroyed by Captain Underhill and Captain Mason in 1637. Illus. in: Nevves from America / John Underhill. London : Printed by J.D. for Peter Cole, [...]... More
Preisachischer Accordts Puncten Extract so zwischen der Röm. Kais. Maj...
Birds-eye view print shows map of the area around Breisach on the Rhine during the siege in 1638. Also shown are troop encampments, fortifications and positions of troops. Includes added etched explanatory key ... More
Delineatio der Statt Newburg am waldt vnd wie selbige durch die Röm. K...
Birds-eye view print shows the walled city of Neuburg and the river Schwarzach in Germany surrounded by formations of troops around the outside perimeter. The edge of a forest is visible in the foreground, hill... More
Svce so sequito delle scaramuzo con i turchi sotto Sebenico il giorno ...
Birds-eye view engraving shows view from the sea looking toward the port of Šibenik, Croatia. In the hills opposite are troops and ships are in the harbor. Also shown are the St. Nicolas fortress, the island of... More
Kurtze erzehlung dess starcken Schloss Cronnenburg im Sund vnd wie sol...
Print shows ships approaching the castle of Kronborg in Helsingør, Denmark which was under siege in September 1658 from the Swedish general Carl Gustav Wrangel during war between Sweden and Denmark. Title from ... More
Erenstliche Belegervng der Statt Copenhagen in Zeeland
Print shows birds eye view of Copenhagen, Denmark surrounded by troops and armada of ships during the attack by Swedish troops on August 19, 1658 during the Dano-Swedish war. Illustrative details are numbered 1... More
Demmin assediato e preso dal Generale Conte Montecvccoli Anno MDCLVIII
Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortifications and battlefield around Demmin, Germany surrounded by Tollense and Peene rivers during siege by troops under Italian general Raimondo Montecuccoli against Sw... More
Attacco e presa del Castello di Cronenburg fatta dal Generale Conte Vr...
Birds-eye view print shows ships in the harbor and in the inlet between Kronborg castle and Helsingør looking out from Copenhagen, Denmark. Swedish general Carl Gustav Wrangel attacked and the castle was under ... More
Dissegno del forte di Monte Spiz preso dal Gran Marescialle Lubomirsch...
Birds-eye view print shows valley with locations for fortifications of Monte Spiz [Spiš Castle in Slovakia], ca. 1660. Includes views of foritifications, troop encampments and locations and boats coming up the ... More
Johann Martin Lerch - Fortezza di Boros Jeno Lerch, incit
Birds-eye view print shows view of the six sided fortress castle of Boros Jeno in modern day Romania under siege by Turkish forces in 1660. View shows the fortress surrounded by swamp and Ottoman troop encampme... More
Eigentlicher Abriss der Edlen, Schönen Vestung Neutra im Konigreich Un...
Birds-eye view print shows scene of Nitra Castle in Slovakia on a hill above the town on the NItra River. Mountains, forests and fields are visible in the background. Elements in print are labeled A-M and are i... More
Dissegno della Città e fortezza di Nitria attaccata, é presa dal Gener...
Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortress and view of the city of Nitra (Slovakia). Forces under field marshal Count Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches recaptured the city from the Turks in 1664. Includes views... More
Die Alte Stadt Canisa - A black and white drawing of a map
Print shows the walled city of Canisa (Kanjiza in present day Serbia) occupied by the Turks and under siege by Miklós Zrínyi's forces in May 1664 with identification of troop formations. Shows the location of t... More
Dissegno di Barcan dirimpeto a Strigonia preso et abbrvcciato col pont...
Birds-eye view print shows view of the battlefield near Barcan (Parkany, now Štúrovo, Slovakia) across the River Danube from Strigonia (Esztergom, Hungary) in August 1664. Imperial forces under field marshal Co... More
Eigentliche Darstellung der Vestung Candia nebenst einer vollkömmliche...
Birds-eye view print shows ships sailing into the harbor at Candia (Ērakleion), Greece. Include views of the fortifications around the city and a panorama view of the hills in the background. On the left side o... More
L' Escalette Le Clerc f - A picture of a picture of a picture of a pic...
Print shows the siege and bombardment of the fortified city of Messina or Taormina, Sicily, between 1674 and 1676 by the "Duc de Vivonne" commander of the fleet seen in the bay, and from batteries on the top of... More
Der kayserlichen residenz - stadt Wien / von Leonhard Loschge, buchhæn...
Print shows the battle of Vienna, September 12, 1683, with numerous engagements among various forces in the near and middle distance, and Vienna in the background separated from the fighting by "the Vienna Rive... More
Die Vestung Neüheusel wie solche Anno 1685 von der Christlichen Armada...
Print shows a birdseye view of the the star shaped fortress of Neuhäusel (Nové Zámky, Slovakia) under attack in a battle between Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Turkish forces. Includes vies of troops on horseback... More
Eigentlicher Abriss und umständlicher Bericht des hitzigen Treffens de...
Birds-eye view print shows scene of battle between forces on horseback with some riders carrying standards of the crescent moon, fallen horses and fallen riders in the foreground. Behind are troops of soldiers ... More
Die beängstigte und durch tapffere Gegenwehr vertheidigte Vestung Rhei...
Birds-eye view print shows Rheinfels castle on the opposite side of the Rhine river "Rhenus Fluvius" of the city of St. Goar, Germany under attack. Print also shows troop formations, cannons firing at Rhinefels... More
Warhaffte Beschreibung der jüngsten gloriosen Victori wider den Erbfei...
Birds-eye view print shows layout and plan of the battlefield outside of Senta. In the foreground are generals on horseback above Turkish troops identified by a long spear with a crescent moon at the top. Also ... More
De stadt Nyborg veroverdt door de Hr. Michiel de Ruiter, en 't slaan d...
Print shows the liberation of Nyborg, Denmark, by the Dutch fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter; shows a bird's-eye view of the walled city of Nyborg in the upper left with the Danish army... More
Die Siegreiche Schwedische Waffen werden bey einem blutigen Treffen wi...
Print depicts the Battle of Riga that took place in July 1701 between Swedish troops under Charles XII against the forces of August the Strong of Saxony allied with the commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania. Bat... More
Liste de touts les Generaux, haus- & bas- Officiers & simples soldats ...
Print presents a list of injured and dead generals who fought in the Battle of Schellenberg on July 2, 1704. Includes a table with a summary of the 5,078 troops injured or killed by battalion and broken down by... More
Die accurateste Fürstellung der Belägerungs Arbeit vor Landau wie solc...
Birds-eye view engraving shows cavalry troops on a hill overlooking a field with locations of troops and activities that happened during the siege of Landau from September until November 1704. Dates are labeled... More
Eigentliche Vorstell- und Abbildung des am Maria Heimsuchungs Fest als...
Birds-eye view print shows view of the battle of Schellenberg outside of the city of Donauwörth, Germany on July 2, 1704 when troops from the Austrian imperial army and its allies fought against combined French... More
An explanation on the prospect draft of the Fort William and Mary on P...
Drawing shows Fort William and Mary on the Piscataqua River with surrounding landscape and buildings in "the town of New Castle on the Great Island"; many features are identified by letter with corresponding ke... More
Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Veduta del Ponte e del mausoleo, ...
Illustration shows a view from the river of the Castel Sant'Angelo with the bridge, Ponte Sant'Angelo, on the right, Rome, Italy. Prominent features identified by letter with corresponding key printed below ima... More
A North view of Fort Johnson, drawn on the spot by Mr. Guy Johnson, Si...
Illustration showing fort and outbuildings in New York. Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Perspective view of entring the breach of the Moro Castle, by storm th...
Print shows Morro Castle in the background with infantry passing through a breach in the walls, and in the foreground, the ship Alcide and numerous long boats with men at the oars. At head of title: To the Hon... More
Vue de la prise des forts et ville de Havane par les Anglois en 1762
Print shows a perspective rendering of the bombardment of Havana by British ships and the landing of English troops where the fortress wall has been breeched to capture the city. Caption continues: Vista presp... More
An east view of Fort Royal in the Island of Guadaloupe Vue du Fort Roy...
Print showing a view of Fort Royal on the coast of the Island of Guadeloupe with soldiers relaxing in the foreground, ships at sea, and sun rising in the background. Plate numbered in lower right corner: c.4 [... More
View of Fort William - Public domain scan / drawing
Topographical drawing shows Fort William on an island near Boston Neck in Massachusetts in 1770. The fort, Neck, lighthouse and a ship sailing out of the harbor are all identified. Published in: The American Re... More
Bunkers Hill or America's head dress
Print shows a half-length portrait of a woman, right profile, with exaggerated coiffure supporting three redoubts with infantry and artillery firing at close range, tents, an artillery train, and a sea battle i... More
Guerritte, a fort or small tower of stone or wood, on the point of a b...
Print shows a guérite on the corner of a fort. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictionary ... / Thomas Simes. Philadelphia : Sold by Humphreys, Bell, and Aitken, 1776. Published in: The ... More
The taking of Miss Mud I'land, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a female figure as the Mud Island fortress, Fort Mifflin, with two flags on her bonnet, astride a cannon firing on the British warship "Isis"; also show the "Somerset", "Roebuck", "Eagle", and the "... More
View of the British fortress at Stoney-Point, stormed and carried by a...
Print shows the British fort at Stony Point with American forces positioned for the assault. Includes legend. Illus. in: Bickerstaff's Boston almanack, .... Boston : 1780, verso of title page. Published in: Th... More
The late bombardment of government castle / C. Goodnight sculp.
Print shows members of the new ministry besieging a fortress where members of the old ministry, including George III, have taken refuge; the ministries are bombarding each other.
A British sailor offering a sword to an unarmed Spanish officer to def...
Engraved for Barnard's New complete & authentic history of England. Illus. in: The new, comprehensive and complete history of England : ... / By Edward Barnard, esq., assisted by ... Mr. Millar.... London : Pr... More
Prise de l'Isle de la Grenade gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Impéria...
Print shows a French invasion force, under the command of Admiral Charles Hector, comte D'Estaing, capturing an artillery battery abandoned by a small contingent of British soldiers on the island of Grenada in ... More
Prise de la Dominique gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Royal...
Print shows a French invasion force capturing a battery at Cachacrou on the island of Dominica in the West Indies, defeating a small British force and achieving the surrender of the island from the British. Pa... More
Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre ...
Print shows the title page with vignettes of various naval battles in which the British were engaged during the American Revolution; also shows the capture of Mobile by the Spanish under by Bernardo de Gálvez, ... More
Attaque de Brimstomhill dessiné par le Paon peintre de S. a S. Mgr. le...
Print shows the siege and preparations for an assault on a British fort on Brimstone Hill on St. Kitts by the French, as soldiers and native troops move mortars and cannons into position; includes description. ... More
Gallant behavior of an English sailor in offering a sword to an unarme...
Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. in: A new, universal and impartial history of England ... to the spring of the year 1784 ... / by George Frederick Raymond, Esq.... London : Printed for J. Coo... More
Gallant behavior of an English sailor in offering a sword to an unarme...
Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. from: A new, universal and impartial history of England ... to the spring of the year 1784 ... / by George Frederick Raymond, Esq.... London : Printed for J. C... More
A view of Fort Robertdeau, in Sinking-Spring Valley, state of Pennsylv...
Print shows Fort Robertdeau at the lead mines in Sinking Spring Valley in Pennsylvania. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trench... More
A north view of the Castle William in the harbour of Boston
Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. I, no. V, 1789 (May), frontispiece. Engraving attr... More
Fort Washington wood engraving, Library of Congress
Fort Washington, with Native Americans and settlers in foreground.
[Fortification on the outskirts of Paris. Section, elevation, and plan...
Plate 35. "From the collection of the Dukes of Wellington, Stratfield Saye." Title, date and provenance information from the donor's inventory. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Se... More
[Plan of layout of Russian fort in Alaska, 1803-1806] / Capt'n. Lisian...
Reference copy in LOT 4390-P. Illus. in: Lisiansky. A voyage round the world, ..., London, 1814, pl. II.
Fort Niagara taken from the British side of the river at Newark / Stri...
Print shows Fort Niagara on a peninsula at the mouth of the Niagara River in Lake Ontario. Published in Port Folio Magazine October 1814, p. 297. Stamped on lower right on mount: Map Division Oct 4 '21 Library... More
A view of Fort McHenry, and the entrance of the harbour of Baltimore /...
Print shows a pastoral scene at the entrance to the harbor at Baltimore with Fort McHenry on the left and some people enjoying the scenery on the right.
Fortifications of Puerto Rico, west view
Drawing showing ramparts and fortifications along the coast of Puerto Rico, probably the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro at San Juan.
[South view of the town and fortifications of Puerto Rico]
Public domain photograph of 19th-century landscape drawing, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Clash of cavalry near the bank of a river Wouwermans pinx. ; P. Ayres ...
Print shows a battle involving men on horseback and some on foot, alongside a river; most men are armed with rifles, others are using handguns, and one man is using a sword. Some men on horseback flee into the ... More
El fuerte J. Daufresne ; lit. de Ibarra
Print shows a fort on the coast of Buenos Aires, Argentina, with two soldiers on horseback in the foreground. Signed on stone on lower right corner: J. Daufresne. Inscribed in ink on verso: 370058. Stamped on ... More
Castle Garden in New York - Public domain architecture drawing
Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.
[Castle Garden from the water] - Public domain city architecture drawi...
Drawing shows Castle Garden, now known as Castle Clinton in Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, New York, from the water.
[Fortresses designed to enable defense against attack from any directi...
Illus. in: Trattato di archittetura civile e militare di Francesco di Giorgio Martini ... / Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Torino : Tip. Chirio e Mina, 1841, Tav. XXIII. Published in: The tradition of technolog... More
Vue du Kremlin à Moscou / daguérreotype, Lerebours ; Bougeard imp. ; H...
View of the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Illus. in: Excursions Daguerriennes. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, etc., 1842, plate 53. Print based on daguerreotype by N. P. Lerebours.
The fortress and citadel of Ghuznee and the two minars
Illustration shows Indian civilians, who traveled with the Army of the Indus to Afghanistan, and soldiers outside the walls of the fortress and citadel at Ghaznī, Afghanistan. Lithograph by Louis and Charles Ha... More
David Roberts - Louis Haghe - Convent of S. Saba. April 1839
Illus. in: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1842-1845, v. 2, pts. 7-8, p. 9. Tooley, no. 52
An exact prospect of Charlestown, the metropolis of the province of So...
Print shows a view of the waterfront at Charleston harbor, Charleston, South Carolina, with several ships and small boats in the harbor and men, some with fishing nets, standing on a bit of land in the lower le... More
Sebastopol from the east or extreme right of English attack / W. Simps...
Print shows English pickets in the foreground, soldiers in trenches, and a distant view of the forts and other buildings in Sevastopolʹ. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her m... More
View from the heights above Balaklava, looking towards Sebastopol, she...
Print shows a panoramic view of the landscape between the heights above Balaklava and Sevastopolʹ, including the battlefields at Balaklava and Inkerman, also, on the far left, is the inlet to the harbor at Bala... More
Malakoff or round tower / W. Simpson del. ; E. Walker lith.
Print shows view of the Russian battery at the Malakoff tower, the principal Russian fortification at Sevastopolʹ. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty t... More
Ditch of the Malakoff, battery gervais and rear of the redan / W. Simp...
Print shows a view of the earthworks, gabions, and passageways at the Malakoff, the primary Russian fortification before the city of Sevastopolʹ, with view of the city in the background. Colnaghi's Authentic S... More
Interior of the Malakoff with the remains of the round tower W. Simpso...
Print shows an interior view of the Malakoff, the main Russian fortification before Sevastopolʹ, following the successful French assault. Colnaghi's Authentic Series. Plate 27.
Capture of Fort George (Col. Winfield Scott leading the attack) / Chap...
Print shows American soldiers storming the gate at Fort George, Ontario.
Ramparts and Tower of St. Vincent, St. Malo, (p. 16.)
Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 4.
Avila. Vista general de Avila / J. Laurent. Madrid.
View of Avila showing wall around old part of city. In album: Spain, opposite p.4. No. 72.
Granada. Vista de los adarves y de la torre de la Vela (Alhambra) / J....
View of the walls, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. In album: Spain, p. 28. No. 1103.
Nuremburg. Tower of city wall - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ancient city, historic place, stone buildings architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Nuremberg. Old castle--place of knight's leap
View of old palace, Fünfeckiger Turm, and city walls. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 168. No. 316.
[Officers on horseback watching infantry drills in distance]
Title devised. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.379) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
[Damascus Gate] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
Public domain image of a historic building, 13th, 14th, and 15th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Block house, upper Cascades, Columbia River - scene of a massacre of w...
Photograph shows a blockhouse and another building in a clearing in a densely wooded area along the Columbia River in the Cascade Range. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1... More
[Tower of Hippicus or of David. Built in time of Herod] / P. Bergheim.
In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 92. "No. 2" written in image.
Chimney, guns stacked against and fort commanding R.R., Manassas
Small sketch shows chimney in foreground with flag atop fort in the background. Title inscribed on right. "Turn over" bottom left. Source unknown; possibly Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.) Forms part... More
Key West, Fla. Jan 14 60, garrisoned by U.S. troops. Fort Taylor
Includes sketch of interior of tent. Title inscribed above and below image. Sketch of tent inscribed with color indicators. Formerly Waud no. B-68. Possibly by William Waud. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919... More
Castle of Ehrenbreitstein. Coblenz
Public domain photograph related to Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co's. post, Columbia River, enclosing ten...
Photograph shows view of buildings and tents at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. The British North American Boundary Commission survey crews arrived at Fort Vancouver in... More
[Convent of Mar Saba] - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
In album: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Cairo, Rome, no. 130. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of ... More
Burgos. El Arco de Sta. Maria - Public domain albumen print photogrpap...
City gate at Burgos with men standing in front. In album: Spain, opposite p. 2. No. 84.
View of Charleston Harbor and its Defences
Landscape with harbor and wetlands; Charleston on horizon upper left and ironclads and ships in harbor upper right. Damaged dwelling right margin. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image to indicacte... More
Nuremburg. Old Fosse - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph
View of the old city wall and dry moat. In album: Prague, Innsbruck, Munich, Nuremberg, Dresden, Berlin, Hombourg, Edinburgh, opposite p. 167. No. 314.
Hudson's Bay Co's. Fort Colville, Columbia River, 1860
Photograph shows a cluster of buildings of the Hudson's Bay Company Post at Fort Colville on an expanse of plains with hills and mountains in the background.
Howlett house battery - Public domain decorative drawing
Landscape with river and wrecked boat in foreground, fort in background. Title inscribed above image. Inscribed below image: wreck. Formerly Waud no. B-92. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.856) Forms p... More