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Fortification Collection

Background imageFortification Collection: Medieval castle

Medieval castle
Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: Nottingham Castle in the 1500s

Nottingham Castle in the 1500s
Nottingham Castle overlooking the surrounding countryside in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: Alhambra palace and reflecting pool, Granada, Spain

Alhambra palace and reflecting pool, Granada, Spain
The Palacio del Portico within the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: GEUR2A-00057

GEUR2A-00057
Medieval walled city of Nuremberg, Germany, 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval France

Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval France
Castle of Pierrefonds, built circa 1400, restoration by Viollet-le-Duc, 1858. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: Germanic invasion stopped at Fiesole, 406 AD

Germanic invasion stopped at Fiesole, 406 AD
Roman general Flavius Stilicho confronts Radagaisus, Ostrogoth leader, at Fiesole. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: Battering rams used in a medieval siege

Battering rams used in a medieval siege
Army besieging a medieval fortified town using battering rams. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: Agriculture in the Middle Ages

Agriculture in the Middle Ages
Peasants sowing and cultivating fields outside a walled town in the Middle Ages. Printed halftone reproduction of a medieval manuscript miniature

Background imageFortification Collection: Nasrid Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Nasrid Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
One of the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England

Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England
Remains of waterway at the Roman fort of Chesters along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England

Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of a Roman latrine in the bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Siege of a medieval walled town

Siege of a medieval walled town
Moveable siege tower, archers, and cannon of medieval warfare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: GMDE2A-00025

GMDE2A-00025
Constantinople, showing a procession at a city gate, about 1340. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 14th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: GCAN2A-00011

GCAN2A-00011
Montreal, Canada, seen from the St. Lawrence River, 1760. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageFortification Collection: PANC2A-00125

PANC2A-00125
Alexander the Greats siege of Gaza, 332 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: PANC2A-00083

PANC2A-00083
Persians hurling cats at Pelusiums defenders during Cambyses IIs conquest of Egypt, 525 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageFortification Collection: Ancient Roman bathhouse at Chesters fort, Northumbria, England

Ancient Roman bathhouse at Chesters fort, Northumbria, England
Remains of Roman bathhouse at Chesters fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Roman bathhouse ruins at Chesters, Northumbria, England

Roman bathhouse ruins at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of Roman bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Roman latrine at Chesters, Northumbria, England

Roman latrine at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of latrine at the Roman bathhouse in the fort at Chesters along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Roman guardhouse along Hadrians Wall in England

Roman guardhouse along Hadrians Wall in England
Remains of a guard-house at the gate of a Roman fort along Hadrians Wall at Chesters, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Roman waterway at Chesters, Northumbria, England

Roman waterway at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of waterway at a Roman fort along Hadrians Wall at Chesters, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Roman fort along Hadrians Wall in England

Roman fort along Hadrians Wall in England
Principia and well of a Roman cavalry fort along Hadrians Wall at Chesters, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: GASI2A-00001

GASI2A-00001
The Great Wall of China. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageFortification Collection: Hadrians Wall across northern England

Hadrians Wall across northern England
Hadrians Wall, an ancient Roman fortification, crossing fields on the moors of Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: GGBR2D-00056

GGBR2D-00056
Norman keep of Durham Castle, begun in 1076, now part of the University of Durham, England. Digital photograph

Background imageFortification Collection: Roman ruins at Chesters, Northumbria, England

Roman ruins at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Roman doorway in the remains of walls at Chesters, a fort on Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph


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