Sujet
Washing ore to extract gold, 1683. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Washing ore to extract gold, 1683. Water is fed into a sieve containing crushed ore. The solution containing ore in suspension is fed along collecting pans, often lined with dark woollen cloth. Gold, being the heaviest ingredient, is separated out on the way. From a 1683 English edition of Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt by Lazarus Ercker. (Prague, 1574).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1683
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_439
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,5Mo) / 30,3cm x 41,3cm / 3578 x 4881 (300dpi)