Rijksmuseum
Doorsneden en onderdelen van het kanon
Creator
Raphael CustosGerman engraver (1590–1664) · 1590–1664
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- 1663
- Medium
- paper
- Culture
- Augsburg
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Object ID
- RP-P-1953-187
From LinkedCulture
This single sheet from 1663 was designed to build a cannon, not just depict one. Engraved by Raphael Custos in Augsburg, it lays out cross-sections of the barrel, loading tools, a tray of cannonballs, and a fully assembled field gun on a spoked carriage. Along the right edge runs a ninety-entry calibration table matching iron weight to bore diameter. It was a working document, placing military engineering directly in the hands of craftsmen and commanders.
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