Washing for tin. (Basle, 1556). Woodcut
Washing for tin. After digging out a substantial amount of material, the miners would alter the course of a stream. The flow of the water would wash away the light material, leaving behind the tin-bearing ore. From De re metallica, by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut
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13901196
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48377531
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3500px x 5773px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive





























