Kanon dat in een gevecht van het onderstel is geworpen en door het dak is gevallen van het fort op Pharos before 1885

This is an uncredited photograph, preserved in a bound volume, depicting the ruin of a cannon that has crashed through the roof of a fort on Pharos. The image is striking, not for any artistic merit, but as a record of military conflict and the destruction it inflicts on both people and places. The photograph, wherever and whenever it was taken, offers a glimpse into a world shaped by colonial ambitions, technological advancement, and the ever-present reality of armed struggle. The very presence of a cannon in a fort indicates the strategic importance of this location, perhaps in relation to trade routes or territorial control. We see a moment of dramatic violence frozen in time. To truly understand the image, we might consult military records, colonial archives, and historical maps. By piecing together the fragments of the past, we can begin to grasp the social and political context that gave rise to it.