Search Images
Browse Content (p. 22)
Image
Portrait of Mahmud II
Portrait of Sultan Mahmud II, painting by Henry Guillaume Schlesinger, 1839. This painting of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II was given to French King Louis-Phillipe as a gift by Mustafa Reşid Pasha. Palace of Versailles, France...
Image
Boer 'Long Tom' Gun
The Boer 94-pounder artillery piece known as 'Long Tom'. The gun was famously used during the siege of Mafeking (1899-1900), a major engagement in the Boer War (aka South Africa War, 1899-1902). Imperial War Museums, London...
Image
Relief of Mafeking
A 1900 illustration showing the relief of Mafeking in May 1900. The siege of Mafeking (1899-1900) was a major engagement in the Boer War (aka South Africa War, 1899-1902). The British held out for over 200 days before being...
Image
Defence of Mafeking
The Defence of Mafeking, illustration from Bacon's South Africa War Prints, 1899. The siege of Mafeking (1899-1900) was a major engagement in the Boer War (aka South Africa War, 1899-1902). The British held out for over 200...
Image
Map of Roman North Africa - Provinces, Roads & Frontiers - Expansion, administration & economic foundations 146 BCE–395
Roman involvement in North Africa began with the destruction of Carthage in the Third Punic War (149-146 BCE), after which Rome established the...
Image
Anishinaabe War Club
Anishinaabe war club, hardwood carving, c. 1750. Sculpted to resemble a deer's leg, this weapon of war, likely Ojibwe, is burnished with red pigment. A projecting spike may have once adorned the spherical head. The Metropolitan...
Image
Death of General Wolfe at Quebec
The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec (September, 1759), mezzotint published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett after Edward Penny, 10 October 1779. On 13 September 1759, British forces under Major-General James Wolfe...
Image
Map of the Trade Networks of the Roman Empire - Commerce & the Connectivity in the Mediterranean 1-3 c. CE
The prosperity of the Roman Empire (27 BCE-476 CE in the West) rested not only on military power and administration but also on an extensive network of maritime...
Image
Map of European Exploration of Africa, c. 1434-1877 - From Coastal Voyages to Continental Expeditions
From the voyages of the Portuguese navigators under the patronage of Henry the Navigator in the 15th century to the transcontinental expeditions of Henry Morton...
Image
Map of Constantine the Great and the Transformation of Rome - From Civil War to Christian Empire (306–337 CE)
The rise of Constantine I "the Great" (c. 272–337 CE; reign 306–337 CE) occurred amidst the political instability of the later Roman Empire, following the...
