Battery Collection (page 3)

Peninsular War: Siege of Saragosa (Zaragoza) 16 June-13 August 1808. Wood engraving
536457 Peninsular War: Siege of Saragosa (Zaragoza) 16 June-13 August 1808. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: Maria Augustin, Maid of Sarogossa)

Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base (colour photo)
8668608 Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battery of howitzers passing through saluting base)

Alessandro Volta, 1800 (print)
8698414 Alessandro Volta, 1800 (print); (add.info.: Science. Energy. Alessandro Volta present his electric battery at Napoleon Bonaparte, Paris, 1800)

Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Spanish-American War of 1898 publ. 1900 (print)
2967888 Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Spanish-American War of 1898 publ. 1900 (print) by American School

Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field
5311723 Reconstruction of Andre-Marie Ampere's investigation of the behaviour of an electric current in a magnetic field; (add.info)

Science. Energy. Cell of Gaston Plante (Lead acid battery). Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France
2638736 Science. Energy. Cell of Gaston Plante (Lead acid battery). Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

City of New York, c1856. Bird's-eye view with Battery Park in the foreground and Brooklyn Heights, lower right
528666 City of New York, c1856. Bird's-eye view with Battery Park in the foreground and Brooklyn Heights, lower right. Currier & Ives print

Liverpool: Battery and Shore (litho)
8650741 Liverpool: Battery and Shore (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battery and Shore)

Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter
5308268 Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter about his electric pile (battery)

Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp
5310070 Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Joseph Swan's combined battery-powered safety lamp)

A Morse telegraph transmitting key
5312107 A Morse telegraph transmitting key; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Morse telegraph transmitting key. Simple brass lever mounted on a hinge A, with a spring at F)

Portrait of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) credited as the inventor of the electrical battery
ELD4949736 Portrait of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) credited as the inventor of the electrical battery and the discoverer of methane

John Cuthbertson (1743-1821)'s electrical machine and battery of Leyden jars, 18th century
FLO4592235 John Cuthbertson (1743-1821)'s electrical machine and battery of Leyden jars, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary

Voltaism, chemical equipment to generate electricity, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593073 Voltaism, chemical equipment to generate electricity, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by Sylvester from Abraham Rees " Cyclopedia or Universal

Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars
3733574 Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars.; (add.info.: Print depicting Joseph Priestley's battery of Leyden jars)

No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho)
3252853 No Surrender! A British artillery officer who sold his life dearly when his battery was attacked, Belgium, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Surrender)

Alessandro Volta (print)
3434351 Alessandro Volta (print); (add.info.: Sciences. Energies. Imagerie, France, fin 19eme. Coll. Part. Science. Energy. The italian physicist Alessandro Volta)

Science. Electricity. Ruhmkorff coil. c.1900 (chromo)
3433698 Science. Electricity. Ruhmkorff coil. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Science. Electricity. Ruhmkorff coil (pistolet de Volta). Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

Alessandro Volta (1725-1827) Italian physicist, demonstrating his pile (battery) to Napleon
530167 Alessandro Volta (1725-1827) Italian physicist, demonstrating his pile (battery) to Napleon. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1901. ; Universal History Archive/UIG

Battery "B" of the last U.S. artillery during siege operations against Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg 1863
683757 Battery "B" of the last U.S. artillery during siege operations against Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg 1863 (photo); (add.info.: Morris Island, South Carolina)

Liverpool: Battery and Rock Lighthouse (litho)
8650738 Liverpool: Battery and Rock Lighthouse (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battery and Rock Lighthouse)

Decomposition of water by the pile of VOLTA - Discovered on 2 May 1800 by William Nicholson (1753-1815)
JAB4121835 Decomposition of water by the pile of VOLTA - Discovered on 2 May 1800 by William Nicholson (1753-1815) and Anthony Carlisle (1768-1840) in London

View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, with 2, 700 inhabitants in 400 homes, 1821
FLO4569159 View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, with 2, 700 inhabitants in 400 homes, 1821. Showing the government building, school, church, prison, battery and telegraph signals

American Civil War 1861-1865: Bombardment of Port Hudson 14 March 1863. Fleet of seven Union vessels attempted to run
528575 American Civil War 1861-1865: Bombardment of Port Hudson 14 March 1863. Fleet of seven Union vessels attempted to run past Port Hudson to blockade Red River

Pile of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta (1745-1827) (photo)
AIS5352512 Pile of Alessandro (Alexander) Volta (1745-1827) (photo); Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany; © Iberfoto

German battery in action, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German battery in action, between c1915 and 1918. German soldiers with artillery caisson during World War I

British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
British guns bombard Germans, Aug 1916. Three 8 inch howitzers of 39th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), firing from the Fricourt-Mametz Valley during the Battle of the Somme

German artillerists on firing line, Verdun, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German artillerists on firing line, Verdun, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers eating during World War I, Verdun, France

German Battery in Galicia, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Battery in Galicia, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers with gun battery in Galicia (Eastern Europe) during World War I

The attack of the heavy cavalry brigade in the Battle of Balaklava on October 25, 1854, 1854-1855. Private Collection

View of Sevastopol, 1855. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)
View of Sevastopol, 1855. Private Collection

The War in America: Howlett's battery on the James River... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The War in America: Howlett's battery on the James River, engaging the Federal monitors - by our special artist, 1864

German Artillery near Verdun, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Artillery near Verdun, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers near Verdun, France, during World War I

Belgian Artillery going to front, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian Artillery going to front, between 1914 and c1915. Belgian soldiers going to the front during World War I

The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth...Princess Louise Starting the Ship by Electricity...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: Princess Louise Starting the Ship by Electricity, 1876. Mr. W. B. Robinson

The Battle of La Malmaison; One of the high-powered heavy artillery batteries.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; One of the high-powered heavy artillery batteries that pounded the German positions without respite from October 17 to 23, 1917

English Attack of July 31, 1917; A battery of large howitzers in action, , 1917. Creator: Unknown
English Attack of July 31, 1917; A battery of large howitzers in action, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Devant Montdidier; Batteries de 155 en action, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Devant Montdidier; Batteries de 155 en action, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Devant Montdidier; Batterie de 75 en position, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Devant Montdidier; Batterie de 75 en position, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Sous le Choc; L'artillerie de campagne britannique couvrant la retraite, le 21 mars 1918... 1918. Creator: J Simont
Sous le Choc; L'artillerie de campagne britannique couvrant la retraite, le 21 mars 1918, tire en rafales dans les masses d'assaut, 1918

Un Guerrier électrisé, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un Guerrier electrise, 1844. An Electrified Warrior. Le Physicien: Tel est, messieurs, l'effet veritablement extraordinaire de la pile de Volta!'

Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Holyhead Harbour Works - View of the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations, Jan. 16, 1857: the Quantity of Quartz Rock Displaced 120, 000 Tons, by a Charge of 16

Dans la Bataille; Mise en batterie d'un 155 Schneider, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Dans la Bataille; Mise en batterie d'un 155 Schneider, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

U.S.S. Iowa, group under 12-inch guns, (1898?). Creator: Edward H Hart
U.S.S. Iowa, group under 12-inch guns, (1898?)

Artillery, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Artillery, 1832, (1833). Batterie basse, etablie au rentrant de droite du Bastion de Fernando'. Soldiers busy with a row of guns; On the left in the foreground is an injured person

Armoured battery, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Armoured battery, 1832, (1833). Soldiers and cannon; baskets or gabions. A wounded man is carried away. Part of the series of 24 prints about the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp

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