Sujet
Camel Jingalls, 1858. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Camel Jingalls, 1858. Small brass cannon, mounted on camels '...have been long used in the native armies of India...although almost useless when opposed to the means and appliances of modern warfare, [they] possess the advantage of easy transport across country...the camel being able to carry his burden across nullahs and over portions of road torn away by mountain torrents in the rainy season...The rider, who is also the artilleryman, works the gun from his seat on the shoulder of the came...the management of the camel...[is left] to the benkendauze on foot, who turns the animal about as opportunities present themselves to induce the gunner to point his weapon, which works upon pivots giving it a vertical and horizontal movement. Although little reliance can be placed on this contrivance...for effective operation in actual engagement with an enemy, it is a question worth considering whether a little improvement would not make of good service a plan possessing a quality so important in India as speedy transport over difficult roads...In the numerous festival processions of both Mussulmans and Hindoos, the camel jingall is in great request for increasing the noise apparently so indispensable on those occasions'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM23A82_012
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 32,6cm x 23,0cm / 3856 x 2722 (300dpi)