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To the right hon'able the Earl of Moira, this plate, taken on the spot in the County of Downe, representing spinning, reeling with the clock reel, and boiling the yarn; is most respectfully dedicated by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, del. et sculp.

To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representing winding, warping with a new improved warping mill, and weaving; is ... inscribed by ... Wm. Hincks / Wm. Hincks, delin. et sculp.

To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representing winding, warping with a new improved warping mill, and weaving; is ... inscribed by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

To the right hon'able the Earl of Moira, this plate, taken on the spot in the County of Downe, representing spinning, reeling with the clock reel, and boiling the yarn; is most respectfully dedicated by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, del. et sculp.

To the right hon'able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representing winding, warping with a new improved warping mill, and weaving; is ... inscribed by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

To the right hon'able Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, this plate representing a perspective view of a scutch mill, with the method of breaking the flax with groved [sic] rollers, and scutching it with blades fixt on a shaft, both turn'd by the main wheel; great improvements in the method of breaking and scutching of flax; is most respectfully dedicated by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

To the right hon'able Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, this plate representing a perspective view of a scutch mill, with the method of breaking the flax with groved [sic] rollers, and scutching it with blades fixt on a shaft, both turn'd by the main wheel; great improvements in the method of breaking and scutching of flax; is most respectfully dedicated by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

Bale of cotton linters and bale of middling cotton side by side in waarehouse. The bale of linter, on the side, left, is the fiber which is close to the seed. One of its major uses is the making of cellulose. Houston, Texas

Bale of cotton linters and bale of middling cotton side by side in waarehouse. The bale of linter, on the side, left, is the fiber which is close to the seed. One of its major uses is the making of cellulose. Houston, Texas

To the right hon'ble ... trustees of the linen manufacture ... this view taken in the County of South representing taking the flax out of the bog when it has lain a sufficient time to separate the rind (which is the flax) from the stem, & strengthen it, spreading it to dry, stoving, beetling, and breaking it ... dedicated by ... William Hincks / William Hincks, delin. et sculp.

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Plate III.

Incorporated into the title is a cartouche with text "Premia Artium" showing a woman (Abundance) holding a cornucopia and dispensing coins to a cherub.

First published 1782.

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flax ireland linen industry engravings british hand colored ballybay ireland right hon ble trustees linen view bog rind stem hincks delin sculp 1791 history of ireland william popular graphic arts william hincks right hon ble ultra high resolution high resolution engraving prints library of congress
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01/01/1791
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Hincks, William, artist
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Ballybay (Ireland) ,  53.46667, -8.00000
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flax ireland linen industry engravings british hand colored ballybay ireland right hon ble trustees linen view bog rind stem hincks delin sculp 1791 history of ireland william popular graphic arts william hincks right hon ble ultra high resolution high resolution engraving prints library of congress