The Portuguese Cannon(Calton Hill Cannon). 칼튼 힐(Calton Hill). 에딘버러(Edinburgh)

The Portuguese Cannon(Calton Hill Cannon). 칼튼 힐(Calton Hill).

에딘버러(Edinburgh). 스코틀랜드(Scotland)

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The Portuguese Cannon

This brass cannon has travelled all over the world. Cast in the early 15th century, with the Royal Arms of Spain on its barrel, the cannon was transported to the Portuguese colonies in southeast Asia sometime before 1785.

 

Then, either by trade of capture, the cannon came into the possession of the King of Arakan, ruler of a state on the west coast of Burma. It was subsequently captured by the British during their invasion of Burma in 1885.

 

In 1886 the cannon was presented to Edinburgh and placed on Calton Hill the following year.

 

Philip IV of Spain, 1605-1665, was king when the cannon was thought to have been made

National gallery of Scotland

 

Did you know ?

The Portuguese Cannon was one of six cannons that once sat on Calton Hill. The others were melted down in 1940 to supply metal for World War II.

 

 

 

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