| Title |
Gunpowder: Illustrations not used |
| Reference |
SCC2/156 |
| Covering Dates |
15 Dec. 1954–1985 |
| Extent and Medium |
Paper |
|
| Content and context |
Many of the illustrations are from the Chinese texts, 'Wu Pei Chih' [??? / Wu Bei Zhi], (1628), 'Ping Lu [?? / Bing Lu]', (1606) and 'Huo Lung Ching' [??? / Huo Long Jing]. |
| Index Terms |
| Military Engineering |
| Needham/NRI2/SCC2/156 contains: |
|
1
|
Photographs illustrating gunpowder formulae and gunpowder as an incendiary.
5 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1960–1985 |
|
2
|
Photographs illustrating bombs and mines.
18 pieces; Photograph. |
1960–1985 |
|
3
|
Photographs illustrating fire-lances. These include a bundle marked 'HP-Y's [Ho Peng-Yoke's] fire-lance illustratoins omitted'.
39 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1960–1985 |
|
4
|
Photographs illustrating eruptors.
4 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1960–1985 |
|
5
|
Photographs and photocopies illustrating 'bombards (earlier) and hand-guns'. These include an envelope containing 2 slides of a rare Ming edition of 'Wu Ching Tsung Yao' [???? / Wu Jing Zong Yao], (1044), 'from Hsü Ti-Shan's library, now @ Canberra', and related note by Wang Ling.
Creator: Wang Ling.
31 pieces; Paper. |
15 Dec. 1954–1985 |
|
6
|
Photographs illustrating 'cannons (later) and shields'. The documents include an envelope containing a photograph of a Chinese cannon, dated 1650, 'dredged up at Kaitak and now at entrance of Central Govt. Offices, Hong Kong'.
16 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1960–1985 |
|
7
|
Photographs illustrating rockets.
25 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1960–1985 |
|
8
|
Photographs and photocopies illustrating musketry.
20 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1960–1985 |
|
9
|
Other unused photographs and photocopies.
16 pieces; Photograph and paper. |
1960–1985 |
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