Agricola posters & prints

Georgius Agricola (1494-1555). German scientist Anonymous

Georgius Agricola, 16th century German physician, mineralogist and metallurgist Unknown

Illustration from De re metallica libri XII by Georgius Agricola, 1556 Anonymous

Prospecting for metals Anonymous

Illustration from De re metallica libri XII by Georgius Agricola, 1556 Anonymous

Portrait of Rudolphus Agricola, ca 1532 Anonymous

Landing of Agricola and His Legions in Britain Anonymous

Making and using elm tree pumps to drain mines before the days of the steam engine Anonymous

Portrait of Rudolf Agricola Adolf van der Laan

Lead smelting, 1556 Unknown

Portrait of Rudolf Agricola Lucas the Elder Cranach

Blast furnace for smelting iron ore, 1556 Unknown

Evaporating sea water in iron pots to obtain salt, 1556 Unknown

Producing salt by evaporating natural brine by pouring it into a pit of burning charcoal, 1556 Unknown

Stamp for breaking copper cupellation cakes for further refining, 1556 Unknown

Stamping and roasting ore to extract metal, 1556 Unknown

Producing salt by evaporating sea water in salt pans, 1556 Unknown

Smelting of ores (gold, silver, copper and lead), 1556 Unknown

'Painted agarista' [Joseph's coat moth] Richard Polydore Nodder

Separating lead from silver or gold in a cupellation furnace, 1556 Unknown

Evaporating pots of brine in a natural hot spring to obtain salt, 1556 Unknown