Draining a mine by means of a suction pump. (Basle
Draining a mine by means of a suction pump. The man in the top right of the picture is operating the piston of the pump by raising and lowering the opposite end of the beam to which the piston rod is attached. From De re metallica, by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut
Picture No
13901175
Media ID
48377519
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2290px x 2405px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive





























