'ARTILLERY. SIEGE TOWER'.
On the engraving, siege tower, mobile tower, assault tower, tour - siege weapon.
Siege equipment, devices and mechanisms for siege and storming the walls of fortresses and castles. They were intended to provide quick access to the walls of a besieged fortress, protect the assaulters from enemy fire and destruction of the walls.
From 'The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge', by writers of Eminence in Literature, Published by William Mackenzie, London (1887)
Technique, Material: Steel engraving / Paper
Artist: , Engraver:
Date: London, 1887.
Size: 24,4 x 15,8 cm.
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