Thomas Blackwell Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I teared up a bit while watching these. So beautiful. Let me know when they come out with a program like this for my holodeck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Danforth Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Vauban's fortifications - 1685, Belle-Île-en-Mer, South Brittany Oh man how I love Star Forts. I can take some good photos this year of Fort Ticonderoga and probably a dozen buildings in Boston and Portsmouth, NH. I do American War for Independence reenacting, so I'm around those places a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry d'Esterre Darby Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Star Forts hold a special place in my heart as well. Such a great look! Mr. Lion, that fortress off of Portsmouth is extremely neat! Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialLion Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Mr. Lion, that fortress off of Portsmouth is extremely neat! Thanks for posting it. My pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirones Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Farol do Torre do Bugio/Bugio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrezesOi Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Twierdza Wisłoujście / Festung Weichselmünde Gdańsk, Polska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surcouf Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 french royal rope factory (la rochelle) which create french ropes for ships http://www.club-inno...-Corderie-3.jpg http://www.campings-...e.2.fdhpa17.jpg French port of la rochelle The rope-Royal is not in La Rochelle but Rochefort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOVE23 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have town plans from the Caribbean coming out of my ears, I will share the ones I can easily find below. Keep in mind, these images are HUGE, so 56k beware: http://imageshack.com/a/img5/4892/pnzz.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img89/6981/2ek9.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img822/1057/sr3j.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img850/3306/mtwo.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img35/6351/7id5.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img822/7739/22ah.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img856/4977/pg0o.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felelo Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) (Only now I've noticed that I've posted this on the Shipyard by mistake, instead of the History forum, I'm sorry, fell free to move it!) Not ships but they equivalent on land, some time ago I've visited the Bertioga fort in the SW cost of Brazil, took some pics, so decided to share in here, and some other pictures from the internet of general portuguese forts in Brazil... Most of them we're built in the late 16th century, but their modern design is from modifications made in the 18th century: Sadly, the remaining equipment is not in the best conditions... And these cannons are probably from the 19th century, installed after the independence... Forte Do Brum: Forte Orange: A surviving cannon in the Orange: For me this is the most interesting, it shows the simplicity of those fortifications, going against that general hollywood idea that we have: These forts we're in general garrisoned by less than 20 men, and all of them turned obsolete around 1840, though the Brazillian army still garrisoned most of them until the early 20th century. The ones from the NE coast of Brazil were the ones that saw most actions, on the Duch and Portuguese colonial wars. Text Edited July 9, 2015 by felelo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barberouge Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Merged your post with the topic about old ports, hope you don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felelo Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 No, of course not! As soons as I found out this topic, I tried to figure out myself if that was possible! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxton Brimstone Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Castillo De San Marcos St. Augustine Flordia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxton Brimstone Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Charleston SC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueEagleGER Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I only can see the last link of hole in the ground's post so I don't know what is in the other two. I am about to visit Portsmouth and the Isle of Wright and I'll take pictures and post them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surcouf Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 The legend of the top says: Campaign Vice Admiral Comte d'Estaing in America, commanding a squadron of 12 ships and 4 frigates, exit Toulon April 13, 1778. The legend at the bottom says: Boston United States capital of North America, seen from the harbor named Kings Road. Map of Boston in 1722 Coast Yorktown in Boston in ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Pastor Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) This is Fort Dennison in Sydney Harbour, Australia Edited July 4, 2017 by Aussie Pastor Adding location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barberouge Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Merged with the old topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. P. Hill Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Fort St. Augustine FLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Merrill Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 This thread had some pretty cool stuff too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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