Chandelier, is a wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen while carrying on the approaches
Summary
Print shows a wooden apparatus for protecting men while digging during siege operations.
Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictionary ... / Thomas Simes. Philadelphia : Sold by Humphreys, Bell, and Aitken, 1776.
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 906.
Tags
Date
01/01/1776
Contributors
Simes, Thomas, active 1757-1780.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.