Title
Stamping mills powered by and overshot water wheel
Caption
Stamping mills powered by and overshot water wheel being used to crush ore to begin the process of extracting metal from the ore won from a mine. From 'De re metallica', by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut. Mining. Metal. Power. Water.
Date
1556
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A00_010
License type
Rights managed
Available size
16,4Mb (1,8Mb) / 8,1in x 7,9in / 2415 x 2370 (300dpi)