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

star fort.jpg

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Citation

“Layout of a star fort, 1647,” Guns, Boats, and Gunboats, accessed May 15, 2024, https://history139.omeka.net/items/show/35.