Water Supply Collection (page 7)

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

Carrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928. Artist: Louis Cabanes
Carrying water from the Nile, Cairo, Egypt, 1928.Published in Promenades a travers Le Caire, 1928

Women fellahs at the edge of the Nile, 1872. Artist: Alfred-Henri Darjou
Women fellahs at the edge of the Nile, 1872. Fellah is the Arabic word for a farm abourer or peasant. A print from Cairo and High-Egypt

Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Artist: John Romney
Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Steam-powered pumping station for raising water from the river Dee for the towns water supply

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

Persian wheel raising water from the Sutlej River, Punjab, 1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Persian wheel raising water from the Sutlej River, Punjab, 1842. From Sketches of Afghanistan by James Atkinson. (London, 1842)

Pont du Gard, Nimes, southern France, 19th century. This Roman aqueduct was built in c18 BC. No cement was used in its construction

A Court for King Cholera, 1852. A scene typical of the crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums. Cholera first appeared in Britain in 1831

Plan of the water supply system to Canterbury Cathedral, c1150. The cathedral complex was supplied by five springs outside city

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)

Waterworks at York Buildings, Strand, supplying water to London from the Thames, 1790. Westminster Bridge can be seen in the background

Mistaking Cause for Effect, 1849. A boy thinks the Water Board man is turning on cholera. Cholera first appeared in Britain in 1831

Part of Old London Bridge, c1600. Part of the bridge originally built between 1176 and 1209, showing the Middlesex (London) shore with (left)

Woman Emptying a Bucket, 1834-75. Creator: Pierre Millet
Woman Emptying a Bucket, 1834-75

Women Washing, ca. 1845-50. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Women Washing, ca. 1845-50

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