Various hydraulic machines used in Egypt to water the land. The first method is constructed in a linear manner and provides the land with water whenever it is in need. Part of "Dyke A"
Illustrations taken from Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie
Paris, France
1795
DT 51 N 824 1795
The captain of the Danish Royal Marines Fréderic-Louis Norden (1708–1742) was sent to Egypt to draw monuments. His collection, Voyage d’Égypte et de Nubie, was published posthumously in 1755, and was added to in 1795 by the inclusion of scientific commentaries by Louis Langlès (1763–1824), founder of the École Spéciale des Langues Orientales and curator of oriental manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Impériale. This new edition, a product of Europen "Egyptomania", introduced some splendid new illustrations. In this particular page, the artist has focused on traditional hydraulic machinery.
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"Various hydraulic machines used in Egypt to water the land. The first method is constructed in a linear manner and provides the land with water whenever it is in need. Part of "Dyke A"" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;28;en
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin
MWNF Working Number: FR 028
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