File:1674_illustration-The_Billiard_Table.png
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Description1674 illustration-The Billiard Table.png |
English: An early form of billiards is depicted. |
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Date | In or prior to 1674 | |||||||||||||||||||
Source | Appearing in introductory history chapter (p.iv) of Joseph Bennett's 1894 book, Billiards (publisher T. de la Rue), as taken from Charles Cotton's 1674 book, The Compleat Gamester. | |||||||||||||||||||
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current | 00:52, 2 June 2009 | 277 × 329 (78 KB) | SMcCandlish | Removed in-image caption, which was not from Cotton but a later source using his image, and the copyright status of which is unclear, and also because MediaWiki has its own captioning capabilities. Also improved image clarity and contrast. | |
19:34, 30 May 2009 | 469 × 480 (34 KB) | Fuhghettaboutit | {{Information |Description={{en|1=An early form of billiards is depicted.}} |Source=Appearing in introductory history chapter (p.iv) of Joseph Bennett's 1894 book, ''Billiards'' (publisher T. de la Rue). |Author=Charles Cotton |Date=1674 |Permission= |oth |
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