Washing for tin. After digging out a substantial
Washing for tin. After digging out a substantial amount, miners would alter course of stream, washing away light material, leaving tin-bearing ore. De re metallica, Basle, 1556. Woodcut
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13904387
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48421134
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World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive
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1556 Alter Amount Basle Digging Extractive Hydraulic Metallica Substantial
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