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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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Tbe Explanation of the Plate for Porrificulot
A A Single Bastion.
B A Double Bastion Or liavaliet ooret
Icour choir lrenches.
by parallel Sides ending at the Corge OF
thC WorK. Thele PTorn-morks arC
uled to coverthe Cates, cc. instead
OF Penailles.
CA Platc. Bastion; Wrhich is made When (N 2, AForn mork, wliole Sides are NOL
the Linc oF Detence is 100 lone; i. e.
Daralel.
exceeds r50 Fachom, erhich is the O A Cronn-mork, Whole Detion is to co-
Distance a Nusket will De Ture to do
Fixecution. Wheretore this Platt-
Bastion is placed in the midele oF the
Curtain.
D A Flals. Bastion Placed on the Side oF a
Rivei.
F A Bastion Tenailled; Wrhen the Anole
Ot che Bastion is lels chan 70 DegreCS.
F A Ravelin, Wtrich covers tHC CatCS,
ver Tome laroe Spot ot Crround to de-
tend a Risino-Cround, or to defend
the TTead ot a Camp thatis intrench.
ed: TischelaroeA ot all Our- wortes.
having a larse Crorge, and trro Sides,
endins torardsche Campaion in EWvO
Demi Bastions; cach ot which joins
by 2 Curtain, to an entire Bastion
that is at the FTead OF the W OrK.
Bridoes and Currains. Sometimes P Fenailles to defend the Ditch.
chese Ravelins have Flants made 10
them a5 CF.
C A Ravelin wich Flanles.
TI An FlalsMoon, made t0 cover thC
Flantced- Anele oF a Baction. ThC
Gorges OF Flals. Moons are circular.
PCounter- Guards, Wrtich are raiesd in
Aead OF Zalf. Moons.
R ASinele Fenaille.
L A Oueire Dyronde, Or Svallon s. Tait:
50 calledu becaule its Sides instead ol
JAn Flalf. Moon covered wich tvo C’oun-
ter-Cruaras R R, to matie it the
RETONDCF.
SS Places of Arms on the Counterscarp,
beins open Spors ot Cround For the
Carrilon eo Rendezrous on an Alarm,
exc.
X ThC Ditch.
PT, GC. The Counterscarp, Or Covered-
Way.
58, dC. TheGlacis.
Deins parallel, open or Spread torards V A Rerrenchment within or behind a
the Hlcad, and gror narro ac the Breach; a5 X.
Coree
WV A Place For a Mazazine.
V a Bonnet a Prestre, Or Priest s Cap: IVV Pallisades.
Some Cal them Double Penailles. But a a Redoubts.
they diter From a Penaille, Decaule irs bb b Batteries.
Sides are not parallel, Duc Spread Or c Lines of Communication.
open out torrards the Campaien likce a a a Frenches, by wvhich the Approaches
Swallon s. Tail. This WVorkhath tvo
Angles saillant, and two Inwards.
N AForn mork, Whose Heacis Fortified
arc carried on.
e AMine under ehe Glacis and Covered-
ray oF the FIorn. mork.
rith tvo Demi BastionS, Or Fpaul- f A Lodement at the Fooc oF the Gilacis.
ments, joyndby a Curtain, and closed)
Explanation of the P rofile.
Ib FCer. (ac ThC Berme
1C
es The Breadch oF che MO
if TES Depch
fh Ies Breadch ar che Borc.
Csk∞ TWO TaluS, CaC
Thesucle Dicch al ile Borrom
Fcet
che 
In Les Sepch
c Tne Covert. ma
Look the Enemies Bactions, and 10
5, 90 Les Feighe
rsThe Invard Palu
a The Outward Fal
ra The Bate OF che Rampar
qThe Base OF the ParA
d The Inward Fleigh
0d Thetnvard
n p The Ourmard Flciehe
nq The Outward 
yI The Breadch oF I
y  Lhe FTcighe ot il
y 2ba ferre. P lata
ed Thedeac oE cheParas
cf les Fleh
Fa The Claci