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Falconet. Cast-bronze, breech loading naval gun, from the period of king Sebastian of Portugal (1557-1578). Identical in shape to the "Manueline Verso" ("Berço Manuelino") but of larger size and caliber. It belonged to the Portuguese carrack "Santiago", wrecked on the shallows of Judia (Indian Ocean), on its way to India in 1585. It was recovered in 1985. Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.
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Caption:
Falconet. Cast-bronze, breech loading naval gun, from the period of king Sebastian of Portugal (1557-1578). Identical in shape to the "Manueline Verso" ("Berço Manuelino") but of larger size and caliber. It belonged to the Portuguese carrack "Santiago", wrecked on the shallows of Judia (Indian Ocean), on its way to India in 1585. It was recovered in 1985. Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.
Location:
Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.
Credit:
Album / Prisma
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Image size:
7184 x 3196 px | 65.7 MB
Print size:
60.8 x 27.1 cm | 23.9 x 10.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1585 • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • AGE OF DISCOVERY • AGE OF EXPLORATION • ARMAMENT (IN PREPARATION FOR WAR) • ARMAMENT • ARMS • ARMS: CANNON • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • ARTILLERIA • ARTILLERY • ARTILLERY: CANNON • ASIA • BERÇO MANUELINO • BREECH-LOADING • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • CANNON • CANON • CANONS • CANYON • CAST BRONZE • CAST-BRONZE • DISCOVERIES • DISTRESS AT SEA • EUROPA • EUROPE • EXPANSION • EXPLORATION • FALCONET • FIREARM • FIREARMS • GUN BARREL • GUN • GUNS • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORY • INDIA • INDIAN OCEAN • INDIAN • LISBOA • LISBON • MANUELINE VERSO • MARITIME MUSEUM • MARITIME MUSEUM. LISBON, PORTUGAL. • MARITIME NAVIGATION • MARITIME • MODERN AGE • MODERN ERA • MODERN PERIOD • MUSEO MARITIMO • MUSICAL INSTR. RATTLE • MUSKET • NAVAL CANNON • NAVAL GUN • NAVEGATION • NAVIGATION • PORTUGAL • PORTUGUESE EMPIRE • PORTUGUESE NAVY • PORTUGUESE • RATTLE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT • REIGN OF KING SEBASTIAN • REIGN OF SEBASTIAN OF PORTUGAL • RIFLE • SAILING • SAINT JAMES • SANTIAGO • SEA ROUTE • SHIP: SHIPWRECK • SHIPPING • SHIPWRECK • TRADE ROUTE • TRAVEL TO INDIA • WEAPON • WEAPONRY • WEAPONS
