Spons' dictionary of engineering, civil, mechanical, military, and naval; with technical terms in French, German, Italian, and Spanish (1871)
Spon, Edward, Byrne, Oliver, Spon, Ernest · London, New York : E. & F.N. Spon · leaf 236
ican war were of this construction ; but the materials they are composed of should be always at hand, and therefore they are inapplicable on rocky cliffs, shingly beaches, and similar sites. Fig. 1993 shows a cheap earthen battery open at rear for seven guns of any calibre up to 300 lbs., the cost… … Scale> Woo- a, Terre-plein. 6, Magazine, c, Arm-shed, d, Gunners' quarters, e, e, Traverses. Figs. 1994, 1995, show sections of an earthen battery covering a strong wood framing, forming casemate below, similar to many erected by the Confederates during the American war. 1994. 1995. Longitudinal…
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