Ancient Chinese weapons including shield 1; bow and arrow 2; axe 10; helmet 12; lance 8;9; quiver 4; and war engines; including mobile siege ladder 13; mobile moat bridge 15; fire starter engine 14; explosive gunpowder wagon 16; and wall-gouging spears 6;7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World; Florence; Italy; 1843.