Gunpowder Factory, 16th Century

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Illustration of a gunpowder and cannon factory, c. 1580-1605. In the foreground on the left, a man chisels the top to a cannon. Other men work on other cannons. In the background, a man pushes a cannon around in a kiln, while another works with fire on the upper level of the factory. In the background on the right, several cannons go off to test gunpowder; behind the fortified wall, a tower crumbles into an inferno due to the blast. The Invention of Gunpowder is the third plate from a print series entitled Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times), consisting of a title page and 19 plates, engraved by Jan Collaert I, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle.

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Photo credit: © Science History Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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