New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Invention of the Watermill, plate 10
Tenth plate from a print series entitled Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) consisting of a title page and 19 plates, engraved by Jan Collaert I, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle. Illustration of a watermill. In the background on the left are workers transporting sacks from the other side. On the upper level of the watermill are workers who empty out the contents of the sacks into large metal funnels. On the right are more watermills in the distant. In the foreground walk two men alongside their horses that carry sacks on their backs.
Artwork Details
- Title: New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Invention of the Watermill, plate 10
- Artist: Jan Collaert I (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1530–1581 Antwerp)
- Artist: After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)
- Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp)
- Date: ca. 1600
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (27 x 20 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.95.870(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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