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![[Illustration of ballistics showing cannon with Tartaglia's gun quadrant to measure its angle of elevation; and surrounding text]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE1NTAvMDEvMDEvaWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uLW9mLWJhbGxpc3RpY3Mtc2hvd2luZy1jYW5ub24td2l0aC10YXJ0YWdsaWFzLWd1bi1xdWFkcmFudC10by1tZWFzdXJlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/512/jpg "[Illustration of ballistics showing cannon with Tartaglia's gun quadrant to measure its angle of elevation; and surrounding text]")
![[Illustration for chapter one of L'art de jetter les bombes showing a man standing amid artillery shooting cannon balls]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvaWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uLWZvci1jaGFwdGVyLW9uZS1vZi1sYXJ0LWRlLWpldHRlci1sZXMtYm9tYmVzLXNob3dpbmctYS1tYW4tc3RhbmRpbmctYzIyODIwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Illustration for chapter one of L'art de jetter les bombes showing a man standing amid artillery shooting cannon balls]")
![[Illustration showing men pulling cart with barrel, with surrounding text]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MjQvMDEvMDEvaWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uLXNob3dpbmctbWVuLXB1bGxpbmctY2FydC13aXRoLWJhcnJlbC13aXRoLXN1cnJvdW5kaW5nLXRleHQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/64/webp "[Illustration showing men pulling cart with barrel, with surrounding text]")
![[Title page illustration for La pyrotechnie showing columns, arches, a huge fire emanating from a cauldron, cannons and cannon barrels of various sizes, as well as flaming cannon balls]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1pbGx1c3RyYXRpb24tZm9yLWxhLXB5cm90ZWNobmllLXNob3dpbmctY29sdW1ucy1hcmNoZXMtYS1odWdlLWZpcmUtZDYwMmRkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Title page illustration for La pyrotechnie showing columns, arches, a huge fire emanating from a cauldron, cannons and cannon barrels of various sizes, as well as flaming cannon balls]")
![[Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle and arrows on shield, with stars and stripes, sailing ships, and train in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvcHJvb2YtZm9yLWJhbmstbm90ZS12aWduZXR0ZS1zaG93aW5nLWVhZ2xlLWFuZC1hcnJvd3Mtb24tc2hpZWxkLXdpdGgtc3RhcnMtZTFjZjY5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle and arrows on shield, with stars and stripes, sailing ships, and train in background]")
![[Allegorical illustration of a couple embracing at edge of pond]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTAvMDEvMDEvYWxsZWdvcmljYWwtaWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uLW9mLWEtY291cGxlLWVtYnJhY2luZy1hdC1lZGdlLW9mLXBvbmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/55/webp "[Allegorical illustration of a couple embracing at edge of pond]")
![[Sketch of military rank epaulets, bust portrait, and outline of ships]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvc2tldGNoLW9mLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXJhbmstZXBhdWxldHMtYnVzdC1wb3J0cmFpdC1hbmQtb3V0bGluZS1vZi1zaGlwcy03MmFiNjEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Sketch of military rank epaulets, bust portrait, and outline of ships]")
