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Profile of a Shell for a French 8 Inch Howitzer.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09977 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.9 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Drawn diagram of a "Profile of a Shell for a French 8 Inch Howitzer." In manuscript below, Includes a scale, the calibration of the howitzer, and other measurements for the shell and gun. Date added later in pencil. Docketed in Knox's hand.

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