File:Post-medieval iron cannon ball from a Falconet (FindID 444432).jpg
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[edit]Post-medieval iron cannon ball from a Falconet | |||
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Photographer |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Tom Brindle, 2011-05-26 16:26:49 |
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Title |
Post-medieval iron cannon ball from a Falconet |
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Description |
English: A cast spherical iron cannon ball, which based upon its diameter and weight was fired from a Falconet, a piece of small artillery with a calibre of between 2 and 2 1/2 inches, firing shot of approximately 1 pound a maximum distance of approximately 1000 paces (Roy 1975, 261-263). This example is 49.33 mm in diameter (just short of 2 inches) and weighs 485.9 grams (1.1 pounds). It has a dark brown patina and is well preserved. Falconets were in use from the late 15th to 18th centuries AD.
Ian Roy (ed.) The Royalist Ordnance Papers, 1642-1646 - Part 2. Wheatley: |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Shropshire | ||
Date |
between 1475 and 1800 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1475-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Accession number |
FindID: 444432 Old ref: WMID-E6FA72 Filename: WMID-E6FA72.jpg |
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Source |
https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/329530 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/329530/recordtype/artefacts Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/444432 |
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Permission (Reusing this file) |
Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 16 November 2020) |
Object location | 52° 33′ 09″ N, 2° 22′ 25.43″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.552500; -2.373730 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon PowerShot G9 |
Exposure time | 1/20 sec (0.05) |
F-number | f/8 |
ISO speed rating | 80 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:49, 10 May 2011 |
Lens focal length | 12.733 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows |
File change date and time | 16:26, 26 May 2011 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:49, 10 May 2011 |
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APEX shutter speed | 4.3125 |
APEX aperture | 6 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.34375 APEX (f/3.19) |
Metering mode | Spot |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 11,216.494845361 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 11,178.082191781 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
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Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Image width | 2,232 px |
Image height | 1,968 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 17:26, 26 May 2011 |