A rag-and-chain pump powered by an overshot water
A rag-and-chain pump powered by an overshot water wheel being used to drain a mine. On the right is a detail of the tube of the pump. From De re metallica, by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut
Picture No
13901198
Media ID
48484723
Size
1992px x 3288px
(1.5MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive





























