West Point Military Academy Military Pyrotechny, for the use of the Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point

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GLC#
GLC05707.01
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1839
Author/Creator
West Point Military Academy
Title
Military Pyrotechny, for the use of the Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point
Place Written
West Point, New York
Pagination
40 p. : , 24 p. : of plates Height: 33 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Information on all the ingredients and processes used in creating military explosives. Plates depict steps in manufacturing bombs, rockets, grape shot, and other explosive projectiles. Lithography by George Aspinwall at the U.S. Military Academy Press. Owned by Henry W. Halleck while a cadet at West Point. Bound together in a book with GLC05707.02-.07.

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