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Plate 39: Petard

  • Part of Vollenkommene Unterweisung, wie Raketen, Feuer- Wasser- Sturm-Kugeln, Granaten, Pech-Sturm-Kräntze, und allerhand Lust und Ernsthaffte Feuer-wercke zubereiten
  • 1660

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Fig. 89: Diagram of the proportions of a large petard.

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Engraver
  • Brawe, Hermann
Publisher
  • Schwänder, Johann Georg
Place of publication
  • Germany--Osnabrück
Format
  • Image
Genre
  • Engravings
  • Rare books
Extent
  • 31 cm H
Language
  • German
Subject
  • Artillery
  • Explosives
  • Ordnance
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Brawe, Hermann. “Plate 39: Petard.” In Vollenkommene Unterweisung, Wie Raketen, Feuer- Wasser- Sturm-Kugeln, Granaten, Pech-Sturm-Kräntze, Und Allerhand Lust Und Ernsthaffte Feuer-Wercke Zubereiten. Osnabrück, Germany: Schwänder Johann Georg, 1660. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/zk51vh10f.

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