THE fleet with the troops came to an anchor in the open sea, off this Creek, on the 25th of August, 1808.
Landing of the English troops in the Bay of Maceira.
Category: Military
Costumes of East Europe in ancient times.
Carl Rohrbach, Albert Kretschmer. Costumes of Sarmatian, Dacian, Soythian.
Abbotsford hall door. A complete suit of feudal steel armour.
Hall door looking towards study and showing corner of desk.
Imperial Roman. Clothing of Lictor, General, Triumpher, Magistrate.
Roman Empire. Military. Roman soldiers, Standart-Bearer, Horn-blower, Chieftain, Slinger, Lictor, General, Triumpher, Magistrate, Officer.
Rob Roy`s gun and sword. Broadsword, with Andrea Ferrara blade.
Rob Roy’s sword is a fine “old Highland Broadsword, with Andrea Ferrara blade (Andrew Ferrara) and basket hilt.” It is 37 inches in length, the blade being 3 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches.
Pair of pistols which belonged to Emperor Napoleon I., Bonaparte.
Pair of pistols which belonged to Emperor Napoleon I., Bonaparte. Claverhouse’s pistol is a fine old Highland pistol. Pistol of John Campbell, Doune.
The gigantic warrior of Bosworth Field.
Armor from hall door of Abbotsford designed for a French knight.
Malay Kris. Polygar`s Knife. Abbotsford Swords and dagger.
Polygar`s Knife, Malay Kris, Tartar Sword in Brass-Mounted Shagreen Scabbard, Rob Roy`s Dirk. Hunting Knives or Couteaux de Chasse.
Border war horn and James VI.’s hunting-bottle. Sir Walter Scott.
The war-horn, which resembles an ordinary cow horn, is hooped with iron’. It has a double chain attached to each end by rings. The length of the horn is 22 1/2 inches, the diameter nearly 4 inches.
Warrior from Amhara, Ethiopia. The Oriental Album.
The Oriental Album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life, in the valley of the Nile.