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Shantou (Swatow), Guangdong (Kwangtung) province, China: irrigation on the Han River. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
John ThomsonDate: 1871Reference: 19882i
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Lectures on the ancient system of irrigation in Bengal and its application to modern problems / by William Willcocks.
William WillcocksDate: 1930
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The prophet Elisha, inspired by the music of a minstrel, tells the kings of Israel, Judah and Edom that their lands will be irrigated without the aid of rain or wind. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.
StradanusDate: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 34104i
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De l'emploi de l'eau en chirurgie : thèse pour le doctorat en médecine, présentée et soutenue le 31 décembre 1850 / par Alphonse-Auguste Amussat.
Amussat, Alphonse-Auguste, 1821-1878.Date: 1850
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Helwan, Egypt; traditional Egyptian waterwheel. As N0022540C but position of water wheel is slightly better. Photographed January 1990.
Carole Reeves
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Water-wheel, Melon Islands. Engraving by H. Adlard after T. Allom.
Thomas AllomReference: 37864i
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A Chinese tea plantation with workers watering, picking and firing the tea. Lithograph by E. Gilks, c. 1850, after B. Clayton after Piqua.
Piqua.Date: 1850Reference: 25272i
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Agriculture: a Chinese rice plantation with workers sowing the rice, and operating a treadmill chain-bucket for water. Engraving by W. Weatherhead, c. 1840, after T. Allom.
Thomas AllomDate: 1840Reference: 496609i
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Section and elevation of a wheel used by the Chinese for raising water. Engraving by W. Skelton, 1796.
Date: 12 April 1796Reference: 37861i
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A man and woman carrying barrels of water on their heads: Conference on water sanitation for the urban poor in Kenya. Colour lithograph by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, 2006.
Date: 2006Reference: 756958i
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A tea plantation in China: workers water the young plants. Coloured lithograph.
Date: [approximately 1800]Reference: 25230i
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The foundations of national progress : a scheme of constructive work for an Indian province / J.N. Gupta ; with an introduction by Baron Sinha of Raipur.
Gupta, J. N. (Jnanendra Nath), 1870-Date: [1927]
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Helwan, Egypt; traditional Egyptian waterwheel
Carole Reeves
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The Indian Punjabi Mir Munshi Sultan Mohammad standing, legs astraddled, over a water channel. Next to him is a European Lady, possibly the nurse Mrs. Kate Daly. Kabul
Lillias Anna Hamilton
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Report of cases of empyema treated by irrigation : with remarks upon the operation of paracentesis thoracis / by Philip J. Hensley.
Hensley, Philip J.Date: 1887

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Shantou (Swatow), Guangdong (Kwangtung) province, China: irrigation on the Han River. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Lectures on the ancient system of irrigation in Bengal and its application to modern problems / by William Willcocks.

The prophet Elisha, inspired by the music of a minstrel, tells the kings of Israel, Judah and Edom that their lands will be irrigated without the aid of rain or wind. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.

De l'emploi de l'eau en chirurgie : thèse pour le doctorat en médecine, présentée et soutenue le 31 décembre 1850 / par Alphonse-Auguste Amussat.

Helwan, Egypt; traditional Egyptian waterwheel. As N0022540C but position of water wheel is slightly better. Photographed January 1990.

Water-wheel, Melon Islands. Engraving by H. Adlard after T. Allom.

A Chinese tea plantation with workers watering, picking and firing the tea. Lithograph by E. Gilks, c. 1850, after B. Clayton after Piqua.

Agriculture: a Chinese rice plantation with workers sowing the rice, and operating a treadmill chain-bucket for water. Engraving by W. Weatherhead, c. 1840, after T. Allom.

Section and elevation of a wheel used by the Chinese for raising water. Engraving by W. Skelton, 1796.

A man and woman carrying barrels of water on their heads: Conference on water sanitation for the urban poor in Kenya. Colour lithograph by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, 2006.

A tea plantation in China: workers water the young plants. Coloured lithograph.

The foundations of national progress : a scheme of constructive work for an Indian province / J.N. Gupta ; with an introduction by Baron Sinha of Raipur.

Helwan, Egypt; traditional Egyptian waterwheel

The Indian Punjabi Mir Munshi Sultan Mohammad standing, legs astraddled, over a water channel. Next to him is a European Lady, possibly the nurse Mrs. Kate Daly. Kabul

Report of cases of empyema treated by irrigation : with remarks upon the operation of paracentesis thoracis / by Philip J. Hensley.