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Plate XXIII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Machine for driving diagonal piles for piers, etc. A pole with a rope at one end, right, pulled byt wo men, and a large rectangular weight at the other, is dropped onto the pile at an angle. It is supported by a wood and rope frame. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-220.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Print Maker
Julio Paschale
Date
1582
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler
Medium
Woodcut on paper
Dimensions
35.3 × 23 cm (13 7/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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