Chinese fire-arms and other weapons. Large artillery cannon 1, old cannon 2, culverin 3, halberd 4, cavalry sabre 5, bows 6,7, quiver 8, crossbow 9, darts 10, lead balls 11, musket 12 and rest 13, hand with serpent symbolizing prudence 14, and lances 15. Copied from an illustration by Antoine Cardon in Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's La Chine en miniature, 1811. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1815.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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