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Book/Printed Material Artillery for the United States land service, as devised and arranged by the Ordnance borad. With plates.

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Title

  • Artillery for the United States land service, as devised and arranged by the Ordnance borad. With plates.

Names

  • United States. Army. Ordnance Department.
  • Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887.

Created / Published

  • Washington, J. and G. S. Gideon, printers, 1849.

Contents

  • Atlas [v. 1.] Part first: Ordnance for the United States Land Service, 1848 (22 plates) -- Part second: Carriages for the service of field artillery, 1848 (32 plates) -- Atlas [v. 2.] Part third: Carriages for the service of siege batteries, 1848 (13 plates) -- Part fourth: Harness for field and siege carriages, 1848 (3 plates) -- Part fifth: Gun carriage and equipments for the service of mountain artillery, 1848 (7 plates) -- Part sixth: Carriages for the service of barbette batteries, 1848 (17 plates) -- Part seventh: Carriages for the service of casemate batteries, 1848 (14 plates) -- Atlas [v. 3.] Part eighth: Mortar beds, 1849 (2 plates) -- Part ninth: Machines for siege and garrison service, 1849 (11 plates) -- Part tenth: Implements, equipments and tools, for the service of field, siege and garrison artillery, 1848 (9 plates) -- Part eleventh: Ammunition and projectiles, 1849 (5 plates) -- Part twelfth: Equipment of gun carriages and wagons for the service of field and siege batteries, 1849 (5 plates) -- Part thirteenth: Instruments for verifying the dimensions of ordnance and projectiles, 1849 (3 plates)

Headings

  • -  United States.--Army--Artillery
  • -  Artillery, Field and mountain--United States

Notes

  • -  In 13 parts, each with special t.-p. and separate paging.
  • -  General t.-p. of atlas undated; special title-pages of the parts dated 1848-49.
  • -  LC copy 2 of Atlas rehoused in 3 volumes.
  • -  Replace; LC copy replaced by preservation microfilm
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-04-08 update (1 card)

Medium

  • [349] p. 23 cm. and atlas of 141 col. pl. 47 x 66 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • UF563 .A13
  • UF563 .A13 Atlas
  • Microfilm 35531 UF

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 16019369

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Army. Ordnance Department, and Alfred Mordecai. Artillery for the United States land service, as devised and arranged by the Ordnance borad. With plates. Washington, J. and G. S. Gideon, printers, 1849. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/16019369/.

APA citation style:

United States Army. Ordnance Department & Mordecai, A. (1849) Artillery for the United States land service, as devised and arranged by the Ordnance borad. With plates. Washington, J. and G. S. Gideon, printers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/16019369/.

MLA citation style:

United States Army. Ordnance Department, and Alfred Mordecai. Artillery for the United States land service, as devised and arranged by the Ordnance borad. With plates. Washington, J. and G. S. Gideon, printers, 1849. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/16019369/>.