Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine

Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum. Illustration from Dictionary of Architecture and Engineering, by Pelayo Clairac Saenz, 1879. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana

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