Title
Crushing gold bearing ores in mills similar in principle to flour mills
Caption
Crushing gold bearing ores in mills similar in principle to flour mills. Bottom left goats in treadmill; horizontal power transferred to mill, A, through crown-and-pinion. Bottom right men turn capstan and power transferred through tooth-and-pinion
From Agricola "De re metallica"
1556
Woodcut
Basle
Date
1556
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07095_390001489
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21,4Mb (2,6Mb) / 7,0in x 11,8in / 2108 x 3543 (300dpi)