Campaigns And Battles

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Illus. in: [L]art de cheualerie selon Vegece. Paris, Antoine Vérard, 26 June 1488. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library More

Troops of the White King advancing on the fortress Marxreich(?). Restrike of original woodcut from 1512-1516 edition. Illus. from: Der weiss kunig. Wein : Auf kosten J. Kurzböckens, 1775, pl. 195. Illustrated B More

Engraving shows battalions of armies of soldiers and riders on horseback in circular formation on the outskirts of a walled city in flames. Tent encampments are visible around the outskirts. Title from image ca More

Title page illustration showing cavalries engaged in battle, soldiers, and armaments. Illus. in: The arte of warre / written in Italian by Nicholas Machiauel, and set foorth in English by Peter VVithorne .... More

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

Birds-eye view print shows the mountain top stone fortress of Verruca [Verua] under siege in 1704 and 1705. Includes views of troops, cannons, cavalry and panorama view with the River Po in the background. Meda More

Print shows a birds-eye view of ships in the harbor of Toulon, France during the battle of Toulon in 1707. Title from caption at bottom of print. Reference copy in LOT 4601, no. 233A. Illustration in: Hauslab A More

Print showing Scipio Africanus on horseback with Roman soldiers engaging Hannibal, riding a war elephant, during the battle of Zama. Trimmed within plate. Lower right and left corners torn with loss of text an More

Print shows a clash between workers and the National Guard at the Château de Vincennes. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 48.

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

Print shows French troops crossing the Rhine River. Plate from: Collection complète des tableaux historiques de la révolution française. Paris, chez Auber, 1804, no. 119. Gift; Joseph Verner Reed; 1955 July 22.

From London Magazine, vol. 29, June 1760. Reference copy in Lot 4711 B.

Print shows birdseye view of many sailing ships coming into the harbor near the island of Vulpen and map of the area around Biervliet, Vlissingen and Sluis in the Netherlands. Includes plan of the forts and loc More

A black and white drawing of a village, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. a More

Print shows a birds-eye view of ships engaged in battle in the harbor in front of a large city. Embankment, quais, watch towers and city buildings are visible as are hills and river in the background. Details n More

Print depicts the death of Imperial General Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy in battle during the siege of Érsekújvár (Neuhäusel) on 10 July 1621. Visible are soldiers on horseback brandishing More

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

Print shows birds-eye view of the battlefield and troop formations along the Neckar River between Heilbronn and Wimpfen during the Battle of Wimpfen on May 6, 1622. Under Spanish Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba an More

Print shows birds-eye view of the battlefield and troop formations along the confluence of the Neckar River and the Rhine River at Mannheim during the siege of Mannheim which the Duke of Tilly occupied between More

Print shows a birds-eye view of ships flying Dutch flags approaching the harbor Baya de Todos os Sanctos to the entrance of Salvador in Brazil. In May 1624, Dutch forces captured the town of Salvador in Brazil. More

Print shows a birds-eye view of the Battle of Lutter (Lutter am Barenberge) from August 1626 between the troops of Christian IV of Denmark against the forces of Emperor Ferdinand II led by Johan Tzerclaes, Coun More

Print shows birds-eye view of the siege of the German Baltic port city of Stralsund by Holy Roman Empire field marshall Hans Georg von Arnim's troops against Swedish and Danish troops on May 12, 1628. Print sho More

Print shows birds-eye view of the port of Pernambuco [Fernambuch] and the city Olinda in Brazil during the Dutch occupation of the region in 1630. Shown are ships entering along the coast and the confluence of More

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

Lieure, 658 (3d state, trimmed). Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Print shows map of the region around Mantua, Italy in 1630 and a birds-eye view of the walled city of Mantua when under siege from imperial troops in 1630. German captions, map details in Italian. Title from ca More

Print shows a birds-eye view of the city of Mainz, Germany with towers and other buildings on the shore of the Rhine and Main rivers. Also visible are boats in the harbor and a long boat with soldiers arriving More

Engraved print shows birds-eye view map of the area between Antwerp, Bergen op Zoom, Hoogstraten and Willemstad in Belgium and the Netherlands during the 1631 Battle of the Slaak in the Netherlands. Also shown More

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

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

Print shows two birds-eye views of the battlefield outside of Leipzig, Germany between Swedish and Saxon troops on September 7, 1631. Includes views of troop formations, roads, fields, villages. Includes detail More

Print shows a birds-eye view of the walled city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany with its many towers. Also visible are troops firing cannons, soldiers in formation, soldiers on horseback during the sacking More

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

Print shows a birds-eye view of the city of Mainz, Germany with towers and other buildings on the shore of the Rhine and Main rivers. Also visible are boats in the harbor and a long boat with soldiers arriving More

Print shows birds-eye view of the map of the battlefield outside of Freystadt, Germany in 1632. Also indicated on the map are different towns and villages including Fürth, Nuremberg, Lauff, Schwabach, Rott and More

Print shows two birds-eye views battlefields outside of Freystadt, Germany on August 1 and at Altenberg, outside of Nuremberg on August 24, 1632. Indicated on the upper image are different towns and villages in More

Print shows birds eye view of the battle field and formation of troops outside of Pfaffenhofen. Indicated on the print are letters A-N, with no key. Also identified in the picture are the towns of Liechtenberg More

Print shows birds-eye view of the battlefield and formation of troops outside of Hessisch Oldendorf on the Weser River in June 18, 1633 between the Swedish and Hessian armies under George, Duke of Brunswick-Lün More

Print shows birds eye view of the encampment of Swedish troops outside of Dachstein in Alsace. The walled town with its castle indicate is shown under attack by cannon fire, smoke is visible from within the tow More

Birds-eye view engraving shows Prince Bernard of Saxe-Weimar on charging horse in the left foreground above the valley where the city of Regensburg on the Danube and the hills beyond are seen. Allegorical image More

Print shows birds eye view from the south of Konstanz on the shore of Lake Constance at the mouth of the Rhine River. Also shwn are the towns of Reichenau, Gottlieben, Pettershusen [Petershausen], Almenstorff [ More

Print shows two birds-eye views battlefields of Hameln and near present day Hessich-Oldendorf, Germany in June/July 1633. The upper image shows the fortifications around the city of Hameln located on the conflu More

Birds-eye view print shows the Alte Brücke [Old Bridge] on the Main River between Frankfurt and Sachsenhausen during battle in August 1635 when imperialist troops captured Sachsenhausen that had been occupied b More

Engraved map of the area around Breda in the Netherlands at the time of the siege and recapture of the city by forces under command by Frederick Henry of Nassau in July 1637. Print shows the walled city of Bred More

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

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

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

Print shows birds eye view of the walled city of Wolffenbüttel in 1641 with views of troop formations, fortifications, the village of Fimmelsen, the Oker River and other geographic features. The Swedish army oc More

Birds-eye view print shows map of the area around Wolfenbüttel, Germany during the battle in 1641. Also shown is the giant dam erected on the Oker River to flood the city. Also shown are troop encampments, city More

Birds-eye view engraving shows the walled city of Leipzig, Germany under siege by Swedish forces in 1642. Includes inset pictures of the castle fortress of Pleissenburg before and during the shelling and inset More

Birds-eye view engraving shows map of the area around the small city of Tuttlingen on the Danube river during the battle on November 24, 1643. Includes locations of troops on the left flank under G. Hatzfeld [M More

Birds-eye view engraving shows map of the area around Sas van Gent in the Netherlands during the siege of 1644. Includes views of the fortress of Ravenburgh at Sas van Gent and surrounding smaller fortification More

Birds-eye view print shows the plan of the city of Grevelingen (Gravelines) in northern France on close to the Dutch border in 1644. The city was captured and recaptured many times during the Thirty Years' War. More

Birds-eye view print shows the plan of the city of Überlingen on the shore of Lake Constance in 1644 looking north across out from the shoreline. Remainder of the title relates that the city fell into the hands More

Print shows birds eye view of the battlefield formation of troops during the battle of Nördlingen from August 3,1645. Includes view of the village of Allerheim under fire in the center between the castles of Al More

Birds-eye view engraving shows map of the area around Hulst (Zeeland) in the Netherlands during the siege of 1645 under Prince Frederick Hendrick of Nassau, Prince of Orange. Includes plan from above of the sta More

Birds-eye view engraving shows troop formations in a hilly area. Smoke rises from one mountain. Includes key in inset cartouche for items numbered 1-9 in upper right hand corner of the print to explain items nu More

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

Birds-eye view print shows the plan of the city of Lindau on the shore of Lake Constance during the siege by the Swedish army in 1647. Included are views of ships on the lake, formation of troops and key landma More

Print shows birds eye view of the village of Memmingen during the siege between September 9 and November 14, 1647. The village had been in control of the Swedish army but was under attack by Bavarian forces for More

Engraved print shows birds-eye view of ships in the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey after the battle between the Turks and forces of the Venetian republic on June 26, 1656. Commander Lorenzo Marcello, leader of th More

Print shows a birds eye view of ships in a harbor and additional ships in the foreground. The Venetians alligned with the Knights Hospitalier from Malta were victorious over Ottoman forces in a two-day battle o More

Print shows birds eye view of Münster under siege from August until October 1657. Locations of different troops are numbered 1 through 51 and activities are labeled A-D and are identified along the left and rig More

Birds-eye view print shows plan of Kraków, Poland under siege in August 1657. Descriptive list on left side of print numbered 1-55 identifies activities and locations labeled in the print. Caption title from it More

Print shows birds-eye view of two images of Münster in Westphalia, before and during the siege in August 1657. Top image includes view of the walled city with its fortifications, church steeples & spires and wi More

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortress of Montmédy, France during the 1657 siege commanded by French forces by Vauban who captured the fort from the Spanish. Includes locations of military headquarters More

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

Birds-eye view print shows plans of the battlefield near Grevelingen (Gravelines) in northern France in August 1658. Includes views of foritifications, troop encampments and locations and ships in the water lab More

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortified coastal city of Dunkerque (France) under siege by French forces under command of Marshall Turenne from May 24 until June 25, 1658. Print also shows an English ar More

Print of map showing surprise attack of the March across the Belts when Swedish troops were able to cross the frozen water between the islands in Denmark. The winter of 1658 was one of the coldest winters on re More

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

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the battlefield near Mortara, Italy during siege of French troops under Duke Francesco I d'Este Modena in August 1658. In the lower right foreground are standing human figures More

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

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

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

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortified city Demmin in Pomerania (Germany) in 1659 with view of the "Lago" at the top of the print. Includes views of troop locations and other fortifications during sie More

Birds-eye view print shows view of Copenhagen, Denmark under siege by Swedish forces in 1659. Includes vies of troop locations, fortifications and ships in the harbor. Elements in print are labeled A-T and numb More

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

Birds-eye view print shows map of the area around Münster in Westphalia (Germany) during a siege in 1661. After the Thirty Years' War, Münster attempted to rise to the rank of a free imperial city but loss to f More

Birds-eye view print shows the fortified cities of Marsal and Moyenvic in the Moselle area of the northern Lorraine area of France during the 1663 siege of Marsal. Includes views of the star fortress of Moyenvi More

Birds-eye view print shows view of the battlefield around the star shaped fortress of Neuhausel (Nové Zámky, Slovakia) in 1663. Tents identified as belonging to Turkish troops are visible along the lower perime More

Print shows birds-eye view layout of the battle field on the either side of the banks of the Raab River in Szentgotthárd (St. Gotthard) in Hungary, looking up the river. Troops are seen marching out from the ci More

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

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

Print shows battle scene from behind of armies on horseback on attack with smoke and fire rising up from the Suleiman the Magnificent Bridge in Esseckh in the Hungarian Empire (present day Osijek, Croatia) in J More

Print shows fortified city of Sighet (Romania), troops and river. Locations on print marked A through O with explanation key to landmarks and troop locations. The fortress was captured by Count Nicolas von Seri More

Print shows the layout of the battle field at St. Gotthard on the bank of the Raab River in Hungary between combined forces of the armies of Raimondo Montecuccoli, Jean de Coligny-Saligny, Wolfgang Julius von H More

Birds-eye view engraving shows large sail boats and smaller open rowboats on the Danube. In the forground are Turkish soldiers on horseback and cannons, tents an infantry are just below along the bank of the ri More

Birds-eye view print shows fortress and view of the city of Nitra (Slovakia) on the hill in the background. In the middle ground rises another hill. In the foreground, above the scene are gathered soldiers on t More

Birds-eye view print shows view of the city and fortress of Sigeth (Szigetvár) in Hungary held by Turkish forces in 1664. Miklós Zrínyi (Nikola Zrinski) commanded forces to siege this fortress from the Turks on More

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

Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere. Birds-eye view print shows plan with troop formations outside of a town id More

Birds-eye view engraving shows galleon war ships engaged in battle on the sea. Smoke and fire are depicted as well as sinking ships and sailors in open boats on the water. Includes medallion portraits of the En More

Print shows the formation of cavalry troops serving under Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I on the battle field in Eger, Hungary that took place August 12-22,1673 under the command of General Hertzog von Lothringen, More

Birds-eye view engraving shows three views on one sheet. The top and largest picture shows galleon ships involved in battle on the sea. The picture on the lower left shows a plan of the star fortress of "Langac More

Birds-eye view print shows the battle of Entzheim (in Alsace, France) between French forces under Turenne against forces of the Holy Roman Empire in October 1674. Includes views of smaller villages around "Ensh More

Birds-eye view engraving shows the star fortress of Grave on the Maas River in the Netherlands under siege in 1674. Includes locations of troops, depictions of cannon-fire into the city. Includes 2 medallion po More

Birds-eye view print shows 3 views. The larger image at the top shows the battle of Entzheim (in Alsace, France) between French forces under Turenne against forces of the Holy Roman Empire in October 1674. The More