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Home > Illustrations > Da Vinci’s Flying Fortress

Da Vinci’s Flying Fortress

By Elwood H. Smith | Created: 2008

Da Vinci’s Flying Fortress

“In 1502, Cesare Borgia, illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI, had his military architect, Leonardo da Vinci, design a heavily armed and armored flying machine to protect his father’s wealth from invaders.”

Publication
  • Military History, illustration for "Weapons We're Glad They Never Built" by Elwood H. Smith
Publication Date
  • July/August 2008
Medium
  • Watercolor
Support
  • Paper
Illustration Size
  • Unknown

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Genres
  • Cartooning
  • Fairy Tales and Fables
  • Story Illustration
Global Perspectives
  • North America
Related Time Periods
  • The Decade 2000-2010 The Decade 2000-2010

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