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Figure 8. Cannon number 1, an 11 pounder, and number 21, an 8 pounder, are remarkably similar in overall dimensions. Both bear the Portuguese royal crest and an indistinct globe device on the top surface of their muzzle, and both show indications of iron within the trunnions, the lugs atop the barrels, and the breech caps.