Title
Washing for tin
Caption
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.
Date
1556
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009612P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21,8Mb (2,2Mb) / 7,2in x 11,8in / 2148 x 3543 (300dpi)