William Hogarth - Fodina argentea Sahlensis. (BM Cc,1.16)

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William Hogarth - Fodina argentea Sahlensis. (BM Cc,1.16)

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Pl. 33, No. 1; a Swedish silver mine in Sala; three sections: at top, diagrams of the first three levels of the mine and the elevator, and a view of the hut housing the elevator; at middle, map and diagram of the openings of the mine, with scale and compass; below, view of the tunnels with two men working by the light of a fire; illustration to Aubry de la Motraye's 'Travels through Europe, Asia, and into Part of Africa...' (London, 1723/4), vol. 2.
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1600 - 1700
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