Title
Carpenters constructing a stamping mill for breaking up ores
Caption
Carpenters constructing a stamping mill for breaking up ores and extraction of metals. Men on the left are measuring up a baulk of timber, K, to form a cam-shaft. A completed cam-shaft at H fitted with cams I. B is the stem of a single stamp, A. All the pieces of the mechanism are made of wood. From 'De re metallica', by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut.
Date
1556
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A00_011
License type
Rights managed
Available size
15,8Mb (1,4Mb) / 7,7in x 8,0in / 2305 x 2402 (300dpi)