Novvelle invention de lever l'eau plus haut que sa source avec qvelqves machines movvantes par le moyen de l'eau, et un discours de la conduite d'icelle ...
A 1657 French treatise by Isaac de Caus, printed in London by Davies, on raising water above its source using machines driven by water power, written for engineers and patrons interested in hydraulics. Its plates are precise engraved diagrams of wheels, pumps, gears and wooden frameworks, drawn in clear linework with lettered reference points, giving a designer a model for mechanical structure and technical diagram style.
