Title
Sectional view of a mine showing shafts and galleries
Caption
Sectional view of a mine showing shafts and galleries. At surface of each shaft is a winch or windlass for raising and lowering loads. At D miner wheels barrow of ore or spoil out of mine through adit with timber reinforced entrance
From Agricola "De re metallica"
1556
Woodcut
Basle
Date
1556
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07095_390001498
License type
Rights managed
Available size
23,3Mb (2,5Mb) / 7,6in x 11,8in / 2294 x 3543 (300dpi)