Krupp battery opposite the Marquis de Villarias’s garden
Document:
1139
Author:
Pellicer Montseny, José Luis
Engraver:
Rico
Printer:
Imprenta de T. Fortanet, Madrid
Book / Album /Dossier:
Ilustración española y americana, la : museo universal : periódico de ciencias, artes, literatura, industria y conocimientos útiles
Date Ilustration format :
1874
Date Theme :
1874
Physical description:
1 13 x 20 cm engraving on a 41 x 28 cm page
Notes:
15th of March 1874 edition. Editor and director of the publication, Abelardo de Cárlos. Sketch submitted by José Luis Pellicer. Autographed. Some batteries carried on firing after the battle "not just to pester the Carlists [...] but also to show Bilbao that the army [...] hasn’t fallen back" One of the cannons that fired every half-hour was called The Clock
Subjects:
Science and Technology-Weapons History-Wars-2nd Carlist War (1872-1876) Trades-Soldiers