Soldier on Guard pressing his wick on the rooster of his rudder (no. 40), ca. 1600, 1608 A soldier on guard, to the right, to the right, who holds a rudder (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 40), ca. 1600. With his right hand he presses a burning wick on the rooster (part of the Inflammation mechanism) of his rudder. It is therefore about the same position as the one who is shown on the seventh print of the series. Plate 40 in the instructions for handling the rudder. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Weapon Handele of Roers Musquetten and Spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. W
Soldier on Guard pressing his wick on the rooster of his rudder (no. 40), ca. 1600, 1608 A soldier on guard, to the right, to the right, who holds a rudder (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 40), ca. 1600. With his right hand he presses a burning wick on the rooster (part of the Inflammation mechanism) of his rudder. It is therefore about the same position as the one who is shown on the seventh print of the series. Plate 40 in the instructions for handling the rudder. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Weapon Handele of Roers Musquetten and Spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. War award around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving A soldier on guard, to the right, to the right, who holds a rudder (a certain type of firearm) with his left hand (no. 40), ca. 1600. With his right hand he presses a burning wick on the rooster (part of the Inflammation mechanism) of his rudder. It is therefore about the same position as the one who is shown on the seventh print of the series. Plate 40 in the instructions for handling the rudder. Part of the illustrations in: J. de Gheyn, Weapon Handele of Roers Musquetten and Spiessen, Amsterdam, 1608. War award around 1600. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper engraving
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