Layout of a star fort, 1647
Title
Layout of a star fort, 1647
Subject
warfare
Description
This is a bird's eye view of the layout of a star fort from the early modern period. The sloped walls helped reduce damage from cannon fire, whose bombardments were capable of shattering stonework when the struck perpendicular to a surface.
Creator
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Source
Wikimedia Commons
Publisher
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Date
1647
Contributor
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Rights
public domain
Relation
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Format
1,000 × 903, (200 KB) jpeg
Language
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Type
image
Identifier
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Coverage
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Original Format
print
Physical Dimensions
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Files
Citation
“Layout of a star fort, 1647,” Guns, Boats, and Gunboats, accessed May 15, 2024, https://history139.omeka.net/items/show/35.