Sujet

The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Crimean War. Map of the strategic Black Sea port, '...sketched on board H.M.S. "Spitfire" for the Admiralty [showing] the position of the Allied fleets during the bombardment on the batteries, Oct. 17'. The French and English fleets are ranged across the entrance to the harbour. The shaded areas indicate Russian defensive positions. Also marked are the Square Fort and guns. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_142

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

12,7Mo (263,8Ko) / 19,5cm x 16,3cm / 2309 x 1924 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation sea building fort forts country harbour trade port ship ships British weapon weapons gun guns geography defence territorial fortress defences fortifications fortification Ukraine war location fortresses century Russia Russian Britain newspapers press TERRITORY blocking position concept battery Navy batteries B&W positions obstructing warfare obstruction trench trenches Black Sea naval warfare 19th century Sevastopol blockade water transport warship black & white black and white B W weaponry warships nineteenth century siege earthworks Royal Navy The Print Collector besieged earthwork geographical feature Illustrated London News Krym Sebastopol Siege of Sebastopol TGN ILN French Navy newspaper engraving map Fort Constantine Crimean War Unknown Siege of Sevastopol disputed territory naval ship 19th-century