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Kartouwe exhibit in Königstein Fortress (Germany)
Half-kartouwe exhibit in Magdeburg (Germany)
The fortifications of Ostend (Fig. 1) and the parts of a kartouwe (Figs. 2 and 3) in a 1616 print
Kartouwe and accessories in a 1616 print
A kartouwe (plural: kartouwen) is a siege gun used in European warfare during the 16th and 17th centuries.[1] The name kartouwe is of Dutch origin,[2] a corruption of Latin quartana[3] (quarter cannon).[2] In the Holy Roman Empire the gun was called Kartaune in German or cartouwe in contemporary Latin usage,[4] in the Swedish Empire Kartow,[4] spelling variants include kartouw, kartouve,[5] cartow,[2] cartaun,[2] courtaun,[2] and others.
- ^ Meyers (1907), p. 682; Brockhaus (1911), p. 943
- ^ a b c d e Llewellyn (1936), p. 24
- ^ Meyers (1907), p. 682; Brockhaus (1911), p. 943; Adelung (1796), p. 1506
- ^ a b Adelung (1796), p. 1506
- ^ Peterson (2007), p.95