Two well-dressed men, one with elaborately styled hair, tied back to back are being lowered into a coal mine on a rope. The miners below holding picks and shovels, greet them with amusement. Heavy timber supports hold up the sides of the mine
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Date from British Museum catalogue., From the Oxford magazine of 1 Feb 1776., Place of publication from that of magazine., and Inlaid to 22 x 15 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Coal miners, Mining, Wigs, Dandies, British, and Clothing & dress
A view of the first three levels of a silver mine in Sala. Images A and B show the elevator; 4 and 5 show the openings of the mine. 6 is a cross section of one level of the mine where miners are working
Alternative Title:
Fodina argentea sahlensis
Description:
Title from Paulson., State and date from Paulson., "Tom. 2, No. IX. Pl. I."--Upper right corner., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
A view of the first three levels of a silver mine in Sala. Images A and B show the elevator; 4 and 5 show the openings of the mine. 6 is a cross section of one level of the mine where miners are working
Alternative Title:
Fodina argentea sahlensis
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., "T. II."--Upper left corner., "XXXII."--Upper right corner., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 18 in volume 1.
A map showing the layout of a mine with seven views showing successively underground levels
Alternative Title:
Fodina argentea sahlensis
Description:
Title engraved in image., Date, publisher, and state from Paulson., "Tom: 2, No. IX. Pl. II."--Upper right corner., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Impression with additions in Hogarth's hand.
A map showing the layout of a mine with Roman numerals referencing successively lower levels of the mine
Alternative Title:
Fodina argentea sahlensis
Description:
Title engraved in image., Date, publisher, and state from Paulson., "T. II."--Upper left corner., "XXXVIII No. 2."--Upper right corner., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 20 in volume 1.