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Caus, Salomon de · 1615 · 53 pictures

A 1615 German-language treatise by Salomon de Caus on hydraulic machines, pumps and water-driven devices, held by Heidelberg University Library and written for engineers, garden designers and princely patrons. The plates are fine engraved line drawings of geared wheels, waterwheels, pump frames and grotto fountains, drawn in a clear mechanical technical style, with labelled parts and cutaway views a designer could borrow for diagrammatic linework and industrial motifs.

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