Collection of 7 water color French heavy artillery drawings
MSS L2018F34f
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Title
Collection of 7 water color French heavy artillery drawings
Published
[France? 177-?]
Description
[7] items : ill. (hand colored) ; 19-61 x 35-93 cm.
Call Number
MSS L2018F34f
Note
Collection of original measured drawings for the patterns and designs of sea and land service heavy artillery used by the French army and navy during the era of the American Revolution.
Some plates signed by Castries, who served as secretary of state for the Marine.
In the wake of the Seven Years' War, France transformed its heavy artillery, moving from the cumbersome system designed by Valliere to an innovative system of lighter and more maneuverable artillery promoted by Jean-Baptiste Gribeauval. These are working drawings for the newly-adopted naval, coast artillery and siege artillery, improved upon the Gribeauval system.
Contents: [no. 1]. Plan of the flask or mold for casting heavy ordnance -- [no. 2 & 3]. No. II. Pl. 1 & 2. "Mortier a plaque en fonte verte de 12 pouces de calibre à chambre spherique, destiné, pour galiotes à bombes" -- [no. 4]. No. II. Pl. 3. "Mortier a tourillons en fonte verte de 12 pouces de calibre à chambre spherique, destiné, pour galiotes à bombes" -- [no. 5]. No. 3. Pl. 3. "Mortier a tourillons en fonte verte de 12 pouces de calibre à chambre en cône tronqué le grand diamétre en haut definé pour affût tournant en fonte de fer -- [no. 6]. "Table particuliere pour forer les mortiers queles ouvriers moment metal" -- [no. 7]. "Affut d'obusier calibre de 6 pouces."
With a volume of 12 engraved plates of the iron, heavy naval cannon adpoted in 1778 (L2018F35 1779?], supplemental collection of "French heavy artillery drawings and manuscripts, 1762-1792 (MSS L2015F174ff [Bound]).
Some plates signed by Castries, who served as secretary of state for the Marine.
In the wake of the Seven Years' War, France transformed its heavy artillery, moving from the cumbersome system designed by Valliere to an innovative system of lighter and more maneuverable artillery promoted by Jean-Baptiste Gribeauval. These are working drawings for the newly-adopted naval, coast artillery and siege artillery, improved upon the Gribeauval system.
Contents: [no. 1]. Plan of the flask or mold for casting heavy ordnance -- [no. 2 & 3]. No. II. Pl. 1 & 2. "Mortier a plaque en fonte verte de 12 pouces de calibre à chambre spherique, destiné, pour galiotes à bombes" -- [no. 4]. No. II. Pl. 3. "Mortier a tourillons en fonte verte de 12 pouces de calibre à chambre spherique, destiné, pour galiotes à bombes" -- [no. 5]. No. 3. Pl. 3. "Mortier a tourillons en fonte verte de 12 pouces de calibre à chambre en cône tronqué le grand diamétre en haut definé pour affût tournant en fonte de fer -- [no. 6]. "Table particuliere pour forer les mortiers queles ouvriers moment metal" -- [no. 7]. "Affut d'obusier calibre de 6 pouces."
With a volume of 12 engraved plates of the iron, heavy naval cannon adpoted in 1778 (L2018F35 1779?], supplemental collection of "French heavy artillery drawings and manuscripts, 1762-1792 (MSS L2015F174ff [Bound]).
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