[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"BL3506703","item_brand":"other","item_category":"illustration","item_category2":"out_of_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"english_school_16th_century","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"cotton_augustus_i_ii_f_29_calshot_castle_1539_ink_tempera_on_parchment","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

Cotton Augustus I.ii f. 29 Calshot Castle, 1539 (ink & tempera on parchment)

Cotton Augustus I.ii f. 29 Calshot Castle, 1539 (ink & tempera on parchment)
Asset - General information
Copyright status
No Additional Copyright
Permissions
More info
Permission required for non-editorial use (inc book and magazine covers). Please contact us
Largest available format 6483 × 5184 px 39 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 6483 × 5184 px 549 × 439 mm 39.1 MB
Medium 1024 × 819 px 87 × 69 mm 1.1 MB
Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers
License details
Your details
*
*
*
*
*
IMAGE number
BL3506703
Image title
Cotton Augustus I.ii f. 29 Calshot Castle, 1539 (ink & tempera on parchment)
Auto-translated text View Original Source
Artist
English School, (16th century) / English
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
ink and tempera on parchment
Date
1539 AD (C16th AD)
Image description

Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent.

Photo credit
Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
boat / transport / United Kingdom / Europe / coast / sea / house of Tudor / Tudor period (1485-1603) / England / curtain / ship / ships / fortress / reign / keep / tower / maps / defence / layout / british / architecture / wall / fortified / artillery / defensive / moat / king / english / design / viii / fort

Similar Images