Leonardo da Vinci

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Engineering and weapons of the 1480s

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Designs for chariots and other weapons

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Recto: Studies of gun-barrels and mortars. Verso: A town wall being blown up

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Designs for weapons

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Recto: Designs for boats, and other machinery. Verso: Gearing to turn a large paddle wheel, and another machine

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

Recto: Studies of ships, and toothed wheels, with notes. Verso: A design for a paddle-boat, and the head of an old man in profile

Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519)

A scene in an arsenal

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