Canon Collection

Pulpit Rock, Portland Bill, Dorset, England

View Of Iguazu Falls From Brazilian Side, Parana State, South America

Piercing Eyes
A portrait of a Caracal also known as Rooikat. Captured in Etosha National Park while on a photographic safaroi with www.southcapeimages.com. Mario Moreno

The Battle of the Balloons. A fanciful image depicting four balloons with flags and sails, their passengers in close aerial combat. The opponents appear to be British and French. circa 18th century

Ms - Pope in Council
The Pope in council - illustration to the Decretum of Gratian of Chiusi, a treatise on canon law

Theatre / Plays / Wilde
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Algy, Cecily, John Worthing, Lady Bracknell and Canon Chasuble; at the St James Theatre

Sulphur crested cockatoo perched on a twig
A sulphur crested cockatoo is perched on a twig with its head turned towards the side

WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron
WW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery

Henry Melvill
HENRY MELVILL English churchman and educator, canon of St Pauls cathedral, London. Date: 1798 - 1871

Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India
The Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India. The Malik-i-Maidan (Master of the Battlefield), also called Burj-E-Sherz

Europe, Albania, Gjirokastra. 13th century Gjirokastra Castle aka Gjirokastra Fortress, historic canon & 20th century airplane. UNESCO World Heritage Site

St Michaels Church, Chester Square, Pimlico, London. Inset photograph of the priest, Canon Fleming

Railway track, Royal Gorge, Arkansas River, Colorado, 1880 s

Yorkist cannons and archers at Tewkesbury (litho)
IL350915 Yorkist cannons and archers at Tewkesbury (litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, which took place on 4 May 1471)

Royal Artillery, a field gun team on the march, 1897 (oil on canvas)
NAM237644 Royal Artillery, a field gun team on the march, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Hale, Edward Matthew (1852-1924); 30.3x45.7 cm; National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English

Sharing the perch
Kieran O Mahony AIPF

Westminster Cathedral, BBC outside broadcast
BBC outside broadcast at Westminster Cathedral covering death of Pope John Paul 11, 3rd April, 2005, Westminster Cathedral, London

A cannon with a quadrant
5312184 A cannon with a quadrant; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a cannon with a quadrant (clinometer) fitted with a shadow scale and plumb bob, being adjusted in elevation

Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin
DUV4207609 Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Letter W: Come on, William, let's run to the Wagon fast! Engraving in " ABC fun"

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter B as drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926)
DUV4201673 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter B as drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St. Clair Deville

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St
DUV4201561 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Drums. The 75 cannon of colonels Joseph-Albert Deport (1846-1926) and St. Clair Deville

Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr
FLO4591794 Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr
FLO4591786 Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Ancient Chinese weapons and standards, including banner 3.7, flag 33, pennant 9, musket 3, cannon 2, tent 36
FLO4622359 Ancient Chinese weapons and standards, including banner 3.7, flag 33, pennant 9, musket 3, cannon 2, tent 36, drum 33 and gong 5

The Zeppelin ZV forced to land due to damage from ground fire by the Russian cavalry after an attack on Mlawa
3252927 The Zeppelin ZV forced to land due to damage from ground fire by the Russian cavalry after an attack on Mlawa, Poland (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Warfare of the future. German artillery testing the new anti-aircraft canon by Krupps of Essen designed to shoot down
527374 Warfare of the future. German artillery testing the new anti-aircraft canon by Krupps of Essen designed to shoot down airships. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1909

Bust of Canon Edward Finch, 1728, terracotta, by John Michael Rysbrack, 1694-1770, Victoria & Albert museum, London
930378 Bust of Canon Edward Finch, 1728, terracotta, by John Michael Rysbrack, 1694-1770, Victoria & Albert museum, London, England; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207614 Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Letter C: The little Canon is loaded, the blow will leave and Cosette closes his ears
DUV4207489 Letter C: The little Canon is loaded, the blow will leave and Cosette closes his ears. Letter D: Daniel teaches his little sister a New Dance

Antonio Agustin y Albanell, aka Augustinus, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub
3473242 Antonio Agustin y Albanell, aka Augustinus, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854
3508053 Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: Captured, Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 1854.); Universal History Archive.

Assault on a castle in the Middle Ages (engraving)
8723989 Assault on a castle in the Middle Ages (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assault on a castle or fortress in the Middle Ages (Middle Ages)

The Parliament buildings in Quebec, 1860 (engraving)
1579664 The Parliament buildings in Quebec, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Parliament buildings, which were used as the residence of the Prince of Wales during his stay in)

Gun practice on board HMS 'Brilliant', 1860 (engraving)
1579514 Gun practice on board HMS 'Brilliant', 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting gun practice on board HMS 'Brilliant'. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Chinese cavalry armed with lance, quiver, bow and arrow, with artillery firing cannons from a hill behind
FLO4622346 Chinese cavalry armed with lance, quiver, bow and arrow, with artillery firing cannons from a hill behind. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's

Galley, Galere. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann
FLO4577367 Galley, Galere. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Artillery - gun carriage of the early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees'
FLO4594090 Artillery - gun carriage of the early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

The Golden Temple in Bago (Burma) (Myanmar) and a cannon fort in a tree. Lithography for the book
FLO4634108 The Golden Temple in Bago (Burma) (Myanmar) and a cannon fort in a tree. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie" by Friedrich

Persian artillery costumes, the guns mounted on the saddle of the camels. With the flag and Persian gold coins
FLO4633999 Persian artillery costumes, the guns mounted on the saddle of the camels. With the flag and Persian gold coins

Letter C: The little Canon is loaded, the blow will leave and Cosette closes his ears
DUV4207492 Letter C: The little Canon is loaded, the blow will leave and Cosette closes his ears. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages

An Alchemist
3586045 An Alchemist; (add.info.: Engraving titled 'An Alchemist' which is possibly Basil Valentine (1394-1450) an alchemist

Basil Valentine
3586046 Basil Valentine; (add.info.: Portrait of Basil Valentine (1394-1450) an alchemist, author and possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt Dated 15th Century

WW1: A sea hero (illustration)
8684969 WW1: A sea hero (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job A hero of the sea Facts of war 1914-1918)

Persian Cannonier - Persian bombardier or artillery man in fur hat, furlined jacket over pantalons
FLO4723798 Persian Cannonier - Persian bombardier or artillery man in fur hat, furlined jacket over pantalons, firing a cannon mounted on a saddle on a camel - Handcoloured woodcut after an

History. George Augustus Eliott, Lord Heathfield, and the siege of Gibraltar (1779-1783)
3433910 History. George Augustus Eliott, Lord Heathfield, and the siege of Gibraltar (1779-1783). Illustration inspired by the portrait of Joshua Reynolds (1787), England

Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854
3508051 Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: captured, Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 1854.); Universal History Archive.

Artillery - cannon carriages of the early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees'
FLO4594071 Artillery - cannon carriages of the early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): French Navy soldiers aboard an armored car armed with machine guns
DUV4201377 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): French Navy soldiers aboard an armored car armed with machine guns. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

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"Exploring the Vast Canon: From Pulpit Rock to Gjirokastra Castle" Embark on a captivating journey through the diverse landscapes and historical wonders that make up the vast canon of our world. Begin your adventure at Pulpit Rock, perched majestically in Dorset, England, offering breathtaking views of Portland Bill and its rugged coastline. Venturing further afield, find yourself mesmerized by the awe-inspiring sight of Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side in South America's Parana State. The sheer power and beauty of this natural wonder will leave you spellbound. Uncover tales of epic battles as you witness "The Battle of the Balloons, " an extraordinary display of aerial prowess. Marvel at Ms - Pope in Council, where influential minds converge to shape history's course. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of theater and plays with Wilde as your guide. Let his words transport you to realms both whimsical and profound. Encounter nature's vibrant creatures like never before as a sulphur crested cockatoo gracefully perches on a twig, sharing its perch with you for a fleeting moment. Delve into history's darkest chapters as you come face-to-face with WW1 artifacts such as French 400 mm railway howitzers and artillery squadrons. Feel their weighty significance resonate within you. Discover spiritual enlightenment through Henry Melvill's teachings, finding solace within his profound wisdom. Journey eastward to Bijapur Fort in Karnataka, India, where Malik-I-Maidan stands tall—a testament to ancient architectural mastery that has stood against time itself. Finally, find tranquility amidst St Michaels Church nestled within London's bustling Pimlico district—its timeless elegance providing respite from urban chaos while connecting us to centuries past. In this grand tapestry we call life, these glimpses into our vast canon remind us that there is always more to explore, discover, and appreciate.