Boats and ships (1788 Subjects)
Implements to place and trigger sea mines. The image is related to the placement of sea mines off the coastline of Crete by the British fleet (Cretan Revolt of 1889).
British ships observe the correct placement of sea mines off the coast of Crete during the Cretan Revolt of 1889.
View of the Castle of Saint George (Castillo San Jorge), built on the remains of the “Castle of Triana” after Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Seville in 1248. On the right, the Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), built under the Almohad dynasty.
View of the town of Corfu. On the left, part of the Old Fortress. On the background, on the right, the New Fortress.
View of the town of Corfu. In the foreground the Venetian fortification. In the background the New Fortress.
The Russian camp on Joshua's Hill, on the northeastern coast of the Bosporus, as seen from the British embassy.
The Ottoman fortress of Pylos during the city's siege by the Venetians in the Sixth Ottoman-Venetian War.
Panoramic view of Istanbul from Pera. In the background, Seraglio Point, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.