Author: McCONNELL, David
Title: British Smooth-Bore Artillery: A techonlogical study to support identification, acquisition, restoration, reproduction, and interpretation of artillery at national historic parks in Canada.
Description: Ottawa, National Historic Parks and Sites - Environment Canada - Parks, 1988. 28 x 21.5 cm. 595 pp. Original wrappers. lllustrated in b/w. - Under its mandate to interpret Canadian history to the public, Environment Canada - Parks initiated an extensive study of the technology of British ordnance circa 1710 to the 1860s to aid in the recreation of period settings at a number of British military sites in Canada. Its purpose is to provide a manuel for the reconstruction of pieces of artillery, their carriages and platforms and, as well, to be a source of interpretation of the technology in use at British forts. [...]' - [Abstract, p. 9] - Small stamp on title, otherwise a good copy

Keywords: 0660127504


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