Cannons Collection

Woolwich Barracks
Distant view of the Royal Artillery Barracks at Woolwich, south-east London

His Majestys Ship, the Victory (coloured engraving)
RNM286342 His Majestys Ship, the Victory (coloured engraving) by English School; National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: a first rate carrying 116 guns and 960 men)

The Battle of Trafalgar, John Christian Schetky, 1778-1874, British

Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, North America

TSM H. 1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I (1494-1566) the Magnificent, in 1529
XIR172634 TSM H.1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I (1494-1566) the Magnificent, in 1529, from the Hunername by Lokman, 1588 (gouache on paper) by Islamic School

The Great Offensive by Samuel Begg, WW1
A Great War Christmas scene with a group of children spread out and playing an elaborate and numerous game of toy soldiers on a rug. Date: 1916

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London
The Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns

Greens Motors charabanc outing, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A Greens Motors charabanc outing, with five charabancs in total, makes its way through the streets of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Dutch Warships (Naves BellicaeHollandicae), 1647. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Dutch Warships (Naves Bellicae Hollandicae), 1647

The Walls of Derry - a perspective view of the walls and cannons, with three boys in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Londonderry). Date: circa early 1900s

Junkers Ju 87G -showing its formidible 37mm anti-tank cannons

Asiatic Annie at Gallipoli WWI
One of the three guns of Fort Top Chamlar Tepe, which were together known as Asiatic Annie. The coast of the Peninsula can be seen across the Dardanelles

Boldness of Alpine Drums (Colour Litho)
2778273 Boldness of Alpine Drums (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boldness of Alpine Drums)

Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (ca. 1485 or ca. 1495-1541). Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala. Utatlan battle, 1524. 18th century engraving. Colored

Huntley and Palmers advert
Huntley & Palmers biscuits advert with a boy sitting on a cannon in a sailor uniform, 1901 Date: 1901

Gates Fort Park and fort, Bermuda, Central America

The ruined city of Richmond, Virginia, at the wars end (b / w photo)
PNP269207 The ruined city of Richmond, Virginia, at the wars end (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Nelsons Flag ship HMS Victory which lead in the battle of Trafalgar. Circa 1975

Cannon / Valletta / Malta
A cannon displayed outside the St John Cathedral (viewed from St John Square) at Valletta

Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe, 1845 (calotype negative, paper)
7342529 Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe, 1845 (calotype negative, paper) by Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-77); 16.6x20.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Fort Washington Park, New York, c.1910 (print)
7293159 Fort Washington Park, New York, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: History. USA. Cannon commemorating the battle of Fort Washington, Nov., 16, 1776, and located in Fort Washington Park, New York)

Lord Howe on the Deck of The 'Queen Charlotte', 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas)
7337922 Lord Howe on the Deck of The 'Queen Charlotte', 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Mather (1761-1831); 259.1x365.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Apparatus used to bore holes in cast cannons
5321266 Apparatus used to bore holes in cast cannons; (add.info.: Apparatus used to bore holes in cast cannons. 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Captain William Peel (1824-1858), 19th century (oil painting)
7338019 Captain William Peel (1824-1858), 19th century (oil painting) by Lucas, John (1807-74); 272x178 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Admiral Sir Peter Parker (1721-1811), c.1799 (oil on canvas)
7338009 Admiral Sir Peter Parker (1721-1811), c.1799 (oil on canvas) by Abbott, Lemuel Francis (c.1760-1803); 241.3x152.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Admiral of the Royal Navy, 18th century
MMM5482504 Admiral of the Royal Navy, 18th century by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Admiral of the Royal Navy, in the 18th century)

Lieutenant, Royal Navy midshipman in the 18th century
MMM5482488 Lieutenant, Royal Navy midshipman in the 18th century by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Lieutenant)

Mariner, during the time of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), assigned to various jobs according to their abilities
MMM5482469 Mariner, during the time of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), assigned to various jobs according to their abilities, some worked on the masts loaded on the wing, others on the upper deck

'Le Droits de L'Homme', a French 74 gun ship, ... attacked by his Majesty's frigates
7339142 'Le Droits de L'Homme', a French 74 gun ship, ... attacked by his Majesty's frigates the 'Indefatigable' & the 'Amazon' on the 13th & 14th January 1797

Artillery team, extension gun carriage in 1660. Engraving, 1869
6426217 Artillery team, extension gun carriage in 1660. Engraving, 1869; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artillery team, extension gun carriage in 1660. Engraving, 1869); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Forcing a passage of the Hudson River, 9 October 1776, 18th century (oil painting)
7295285 Forcing a passage of the Hudson River, 9 October 1776, 18th century (oil painting) by Mitchell, Thomas (1735-90); 71.1x116.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

I was delighted to hear (colour litho)
8656771 I was delighted to hear (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I was delighted to hear. Man with an ear trumpet and cannon)

Russian artillery battery under Japanese fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655607 Russian artillery battery under Japanese fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The greyhound Mustapha at Fontenoy (colour litho)
8664097 The greyhound Mustapha at Fontenoy (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Design for a self-propelled cannon (engraving)
8663719 Design for a self-propelled cannon (engraving) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design for a self-propelled cannon, 1760)

American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile
3501345 American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile; Private Collection; (add.info.: British iron bar shot with spherical ends found near Fort Haldimand in the Thousand Islands)

A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359104 A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in)

Iron: from the blacksmith to the steel industry, c.1900-1910 (chromo)
1790229 Iron: from the blacksmith to the steel industry, c.1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: the iron in France, from the blacksmith to the steel industry, early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

Economy. Cannon factory. c.1900 (chromo)
2636201 Economy. Cannon factory. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Cannon factory. Imagery, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI.

First Carlist War (1833-1840): second assault on Morella by Oria's army, 19th century (engraving)
AIS5372636 First Carlist War (1833-1840): second assault on Morella by Oria's army, 19th century (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto.

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220326 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220286 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

A fishing sailor sitting on a cannon
MMM5480453 A fishing sailor sitting on a cannon by Bray, Gabriel (1750-1823); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A fishing sailor sitting on a cannon)

The consequences of war, scene with soldiers and cannons. Color print based on the painting by William Hodges
MMM5475421 The consequences of war, scene with soldiers and cannons. Color print based on the painting by William Hodges (1744-1797)

Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson
MMM5475561 Handkerchief printed with Britannia mourning the portrait of Horatio Nelson; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Handkerchief printed with Britannia)

The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves
MMM5478588 The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The Expedition of the Coffins)

Crimean War (1853-1856): The 'Diamond' Artillery Battery at the Siege of Sevastopol, December 15, 1854
MMM5459035 Crimean War (1853-1856): The 'Diamond' Artillery Battery at the Siege of Sevastopol, December 15, 1854 by Simpson, William 'Crimea' (1823-99); National Maritime Museum

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"Cannons: A Historical Journey Through Power and Warfare" Step back in time to the Woolwich Barracks, where rows of majestic cannons stood ready for battle. These mighty weapons played a crucial role in shaping history, from protecting His Majesty's Ship, the Victory, during the Battle of Trafalgar to defending Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island. Renowned artist John Christian Schetky captured the intensity of war with his vivid depiction of The Battle of Trafalgar. British cannons roared as they fought against their adversaries, showcasing both their destructive force and strategic importance. Traveling further east, witness the boldness of Alpine drums resonating through picturesque landscapes in TSM H. 1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I. They were instrumental in this historic event led by the Magnificent Sultan himself. Closer to home at Woolwich Arsenal in southeast London stands the Great Crane - a testament to industrial might that aided cannon production on an unprecedented scale. This engineering marvel highlights how these weapons became integral parts of warfare across nations. But cannons weren't limited to land battles alone; Dutch Warships depicted by Wenceslaus Hollar showcased naval supremacy and emphasized how these powerful artillery pieces dominated maritime conflicts. Venturing beyond Europe's borders, explore The Walls of Derry where cannons guarded against sieges and invasions throughout centuries. These fortifications symbolize resilience and determination against all odds. In more recent times, modern weaponry like Junkers Ju 87G aircraft armed with formidable 37mm anti-tank cannons emerged during World War I. Witness its devastating impact at Gallipoli as Asiatic Annie unleashed destruction upon enemy forces. From ancient battlegrounds to modern warfare innovations, they have left an indelible mark on human history. Their power has shaped empires' destinies while reminding us that strength lies not only within their barrels but also within those who wield them.