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Rampart Collection (#40)

"Unveiling the Magnificence of Ramparts: Exploring Historic Castles and Fortresses" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the grandeur of ramparts

Background imageRampart Collection: Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

Background imageRampart Collection: The Tower of the Citadel and Arno River, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Tower of the Citadel and Arno River, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Background imageRampart Collection: Etruscan sarcophagus, Tuscania, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy

Etruscan sarcophagus, Tuscania, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy

Background imageRampart Collection: City Ramparts, Tuscania, Viterbo province, Latium, Italy

City Ramparts, Tuscania, Viterbo province, Latium, Italy

Background imageRampart Collection: The Castle, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy

The Castle, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy

Background imageRampart Collection: Monteriggioni, Siena province, Tuscany, Italy

Monteriggioni, Siena province, Tuscany, Italy

Background imageRampart Collection: Essaouira, old portuguese ramparts by the sea

Essaouira, old portuguese ramparts by the sea
View of the ramparts of the port city of Essaouira, Atlantic coast of Morocco

Background imageRampart Collection: Essaouira old fortress, Atlantic coast of Morocco

Essaouira old fortress, Atlantic coast of Morocco
Essaouira is a small fortified port in western Morocco. The Medina of Essaouira is a UNESCO World Heritage listed city, an example of a late 18th-century fortified town

Background imageRampart Collection: MISSISSIPPI FLOOD, 1927. A view of the flood wall on the waterfront in Cairo, Illinois

MISSISSIPPI FLOOD, 1927. A view of the flood wall on the waterfront in Cairo, Illinois, at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, during the Great Mississippi River Flood, April 1927

Background imageRampart Collection: MISSISSIPPI FLOOD, 1927. Emergency construction of levees near Vicksburg, Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI FLOOD, 1927. Emergency construction of levees near Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Great Mississippi River Flood, April 1927

Background imageRampart Collection: ILLINOIS: FLOOD CONTROL. Flood control projects at the confluence of the Ohio

ILLINOIS: FLOOD CONTROL. Flood control projects at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in Cairo, Illinois, 1860-1951. Photomontage prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Background imageRampart Collection: RUSSIA: REVOLUTION OF 1905. Cossacks attacking St

RUSSIA: REVOLUTION OF 1905. Cossacks attacking St. Petersburg sleigh drivers and their barricade of sleighs, 22 January 1905. Contemporary illustration

Background imageRampart Collection: Album of the Siege of Paris, National Guards at the Ramparts at night (pen & brown

Album of the Siege of Paris, National Guards at the Ramparts at night (pen & brown
XIR414927 Album of the Siege of Paris, National Guards at the Ramparts at night (pen & brown ink wash & pencil on paper) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 16.9x23.1 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageRampart Collection: Album of the Siege of Paris, National Guards at the Ramparts during the day (pen

Album of the Siege of Paris, National Guards at the Ramparts during the day (pen
XIR414928 Album of the Siege of Paris, National Guards at the Ramparts during the day (pen & brown ink wash & pencil on paper) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 16.9x23.1 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageRampart Collection: Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland

Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland
XJF328394 Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

Background imageRampart Collection: 2619053; out of copyright

2619053; out of copyright

Background imageRampart Collection: 2619047; out of copyright

2619047; out of copyright

Background imageRampart Collection: Second assault of Jerusalem by the Crusaders repulsed, illustration from Bibliotheque

Second assault of Jerusalem by the Crusaders repulsed, illustration from Bibliotheque
KW219446 Second assault of Jerusalem by the Crusaders repulsed, illustration from Bibliotheque des Croisades by J-F. Michaud, 1877 (litho) by Dore

Background imageRampart Collection: Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich the Terrible (1530-84) conquering Kazan, 1880 (w / c on paper)

Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich the Terrible (1530-84) conquering Kazan, 1880 (w / c on paper)
BAL209454 Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich the Terrible (1530-84) conquering Kazan, 1880 (w/c on paper) by Kivshenko, Aleksei Danilovich (1851-95); 33x44 cm; Central Naval Museum, St

Background imageRampart Collection: River View with a rampart, print maker: Hendrik Spilman, 1742 - 1784

River View with a rampart, print maker: Hendrik Spilman, 1742 - 1784

Background imageRampart Collection: View of the rampart southwest of Nijmegen, Derk Anthony van de Wart, 1815 - 1824

View of the rampart southwest of Nijmegen, Derk Anthony van de Wart, 1815 - 1824

Background imageRampart Collection: The Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes, 1867 (oil on canvas)

The Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes, 1867 (oil on canvas)
XOS1765899 The Ramparts at Aigues-Mortes, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Bazille, Jean Frederic (1841-70); 60x100 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageRampart Collection: The Alexander Garden in Moscow, printed by Jacottet and Bachelier, 1830 (colour litho)

The Alexander Garden in Moscow, printed by Jacottet and Bachelier, 1830 (colour litho)
BAL153686 The Alexander Garden in Moscow, printed by Jacottet and Bachelier, 1830 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; French, out of copyright

Background imageRampart Collection: Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland

Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland
KW131110 Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

Background imageRampart Collection: Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland

Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland
KW131099 Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

Background imageRampart Collection: King Johns Castle, Limerick, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland

King Johns Castle, Limerick, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland
KW131094 King Johns Castle, Limerick, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

Background imageRampart Collection: Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities

Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities
KW131067 Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

Background imageRampart Collection: Europe; Portugal; Sintra; Castelo dos Mouros and Quinta da Regaleira Hike along wall

Europe; Portugal; Sintra; Castelo dos Mouros and Quinta da Regaleira Hike along wall

Background imageRampart Collection: SIEGE OF MAJORCA, 1229. Siege of Majorca by Christian forces under King James I of Aragon

SIEGE OF MAJORCA, 1229. Siege of Majorca by Christian forces under King James I of Aragon. Mural, 14th century

Background imageRampart Collection: VENEZUELA BLOCKADE 1902-03. H. M.s Charybdis and the German cruiser Vineta bombarding

VENEZUELA BLOCKADE 1902-03. H. M.s Charybdis and the German cruiser Vineta bombarding
VENEZUELA BLOCKADE 1902-03. H.M.S Charybdis and the German cruiser Vineta bombarding Fort Libertador at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Background imageRampart Collection: RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1905. Cossacks attacking St

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1905. Cossacks attacking St. Petersburg sleigh drivers and their barricade of sleighs, 22 January 1905. Contemporary drawing

Background imageRampart Collection: EASTER REBELLION, 1916. British soldiers armed with machine guns to quell the rebellion

EASTER REBELLION, 1916. British soldiers armed with machine guns to quell the rebellion in south Dublin, Ireland

Background imageRampart Collection: CHINA: BOXER REBELLION. Russian sailors defending a barricade before the Peking legation

CHINA: BOXER REBELLION. Russian sailors defending a barricade before the Peking legation. Drawing, 1900

Background imageRampart Collection: CHINA: BOXER REBELLION. Fighting on the ramparts of Peking. Drawing, 1900

CHINA: BOXER REBELLION. Fighting on the ramparts of Peking. Drawing, 1900

Background imageRampart Collection: WWI: BRITISH ARMY / SOMME. A road barricade erected on newly won ground in Somme, France, late Oct

WWI: BRITISH ARMY / SOMME. A road barricade erected on newly won ground in Somme, France, late Oct
WWI: BRITISH ARMY/SOMME. A road barricade erected on newly won ground in Somme, France, late Oct. 1916

Background imageRampart Collection: WORLD WAR I: GERMAN ARMY. Advance of the second wave of German shock troops through Bailleal

WORLD WAR I: GERMAN ARMY. Advance of the second wave of German shock troops through Bailleal, France, April 1918

Background imageRampart Collection: 0012384

0012384
THE LIMITED MAIL, 1899. Poster, 1899, for Elmer E. Vances melodrama, The Limited Mail

Background imageRampart Collection: HARRY HOUDINI (1874-1926). American magician

HARRY HOUDINI (1874-1926). American magician. Houdini in a straitjacket suspended in midair over a subway excavation in New York City; photographed in 1916

Background imageRampart Collection: NATIVE AMERICANS: PRISON, 1875. 72 Plains Native Americans, participants in the Red River War

NATIVE AMERICANS: PRISON, 1875. 72 Plains Native Americans, participants in the Red River War, jailed in Fort Marion, Florida, are taken to the parapet of the fort to see the Atlantic Ocean

Background imageRampart Collection: Saint Geovanni Fort

Saint Geovanni Fort
Kotor, Montenegro

Background imageRampart Collection: Rampart

Rampart
Kotor, Montenegro

Background imageRampart Collection: Tunisia - Sfax - The Rampart Walls and Water Tower

Tunisia - Sfax - The Rampart Walls and Water Tower Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRampart Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Panoramic View with Ramparts

Thessaloniki, Greece - Panoramic View with Ramparts
Thessaloniki, Greece - Panoramic View featuring the Ramparts of the Old Town and two rather unusual inset photographs showing a group of four Ottoman Turkish soldiers

Background imageRampart Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - The Ramparts

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Ramparts. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRampart Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Quarter and Citadel

Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Quarter and Citadel
WW1-era - Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Quarter and Citadel. Date: 1916

Background imageRampart Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - The Turkish Quarter

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Turkish Quarter, old city walls and hillside houses. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRampart Collection: Sfax, Tunisia - The Rampart walls and Water Tower

Sfax, Tunisia - The Rampart walls and Water Tower. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRampart Collection: Cityscape of Korcula in Adriatic Sea, Croatia

Cityscape of Korcula in Adriatic Sea, Croatia




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"Unveiling the Magnificence of Ramparts: Exploring Historic Castles and Fortresses" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the grandeur of ramparts, as we embark on a journey through some of England's most iconic castles. From Bamburgh Castle, standing tall against the Northumberland coastline (K021974), to Dover Castle, guarding the White Cliffs with its imposing presence (K970010), these fortifications have witnessed centuries of history. Venture further south to St Mawes Castle (J870402) and Lindisfarne Castle (N080248), where their strategic locations offer breathtaking views alongside tales of battles fought and won. The enchanting beauty captured by Alonzo Chappel's painting transports us to Hamilton at Yorktown in 1781 (1755-1804), reminding us of the significance these ramparts held during pivotal moments in history. Lindisfarne Castle makes another appearance (K011703) alongside Maiden Castle (N060316) and Bamburgh Castle once more (J070053). These architectural marvels stand as testaments to human ingenuity, showcasing both strength and elegance. As night falls, Dover Castle takes on an ethereal glow that captivates all who witness it (K020968). Its illuminated ramparts create a mesmerizing spectacle that echoes with stories from long ago. Whether you are a history enthusiast or simply seeking awe-inspiring sights, these remarkable structures like Lindisfarne Castle (K880004)and Bamburgh castle (K011670) will leave you spellbound. Marvel at their intricate designs while imagining knights defending their kingdoms or soldiers strategizing within these formidable walls. Join us on this captivating journey through time as we explore the majesty and resilience embodied by these magnificent ramparts. Discover how they continue to inspire wonderment even today.