400-Year Old Cannon Fired Today Still Effective. Recently French Artillery Officers fired this cannon which was cast in 1480. It was the first bombarding cannon and used stone balls 2 1/2 feet in diameter. throwing them a quarter of a mile. It was transported to besiege Jerusalem.
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- Title:
- 400-Year Old Cannon Fired Today Still Effective. Recently French Artillery Officers fired this cannon which was cast in 1480. It was the first bombarding cannon and used stone balls 2 1/2 feet in diameter. throwing them a quarter of a mile. It was transported to besiege Jerusalem.
- Description:
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[Information from item housing] Guns...Artillery
- Name on Item:
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Francis Dickie
- Date:
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[ca. 1920–1940]
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Photographs
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Photographic prints
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
- Subjects:
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Artillery (Weaponry)
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : print ; sheet 123 x 170 mm
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- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/gx41qm20q
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