Title

The Ram Crushed In Her Iron Side, 1902.

Caption

The Ram Crushed In Her Iron Side, 1902. The Battle of Lissa took place on 20th July 1866, in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa and was a decisive victory the Austrian Empire force over a numerically superior Italian force. It was the first major sea battle between ironclads and one of the last to involve deliberate ramming. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1902

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D09_136

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

133,5Mb (7,4Mb) / 22,9in x 22,6in / 6870 x 6792 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation outdoors sea arts flag flags country metal Austria book smoke mast ship ships geography Croatia Austrian war location century banner empire victory iron literature concept battle B&W MONOCHROME standard 19th century ramming water transport black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century Adriatic Sea nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature naval battle sea battle TGN Battle of Lissa engraving black smoke Cassells Co Cassell & Co Cassell & Cassell and Company Ltd Cassell & Company Battles of the Nineteenth Century Vis Cassell & Co engraving