Irrigation Collection (page 3)

Draining plans, 1803. Artist: J Pass
Draining plans, 1803

Culture and preparation of tea, China, 1847. Artist: E Gilks
Culture and preparation of tea, China, 1847. Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by Piqua. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

An Egyptian Sakiyeh, Drawing Nile Water for Irrigation, Egypt, 1896. From The Underwood Travel Library - Egypt. [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1896]

Irrigating grape vines, Australia, 1928. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Australia, 2nd series

Melon Islands, and Irrigating Wheel, China, c1840. Artist: Henry Adlard
Melon Islands, and Irrigating Wheel, China, c1840

Aswan Dam, Egypt, 20th century. In the late 19th century, the growth of population and agricultural production in the lower Nile Valley led to the decision to build a dam across the river at Aswan

Animals grazing beside an irrigation or drainage ditch, Egypt, 20th Century

Camel and shaduf, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. A shaduf is an irrigation tool, originally developed in Ancient Egypt

Raising water by means of a shaduf, China, 1825-1835. The shaduf was invented in ancient times and is a simple device with a bucket attached by a rope to one end of a shaft and, in this version

Archimedes screw for raising water from one level to another, 1815. This device, invented by Archimedes (c287-212 BC), Ancient Greek mathematician, is still used for irrigation today

Boats on the Nile, c1838-1839. Artist: David Roberts
Boats on the Nile, c1838-1839. In the foreground water is being raised by means of a shaduf. Watercolour by the Scottish artist David Roberts (1796-1864)

Twin Archimedean screws used to raise water, engraving, 1719. Artist: Gaspard Grollier de Serviere
Twin Archimedean screws powered by an undershot water wheel, used to raise water. From Gaspard Grollier de Serviere Receuil d Ouvrages Cureieux. Lyons, 1719. Engraving

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