{"product_id":"abbildung-salmiakofens-egyptian-sal-ammoniac-furnace-niebuhr-de-fehrt-1773-p-6-111803","title":"Abbildung Salmiakofens—Egyptian sal ammoniac furnace—Niebuhr\/de Fehrt 1773","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAbbildung eines Salmiakofens und verschiedener Maschinen in Egypten [Illustration of a sal-ammoniac furnace and various machines in Egypt]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA striking technical plate devoted to Egyptian manufacture and machinery, including a sal-ammoniac furnace and several related devices. Niebuhr’s expedition was unusually attentive to practical industry, and this sheet records processes that would otherwise be almost invisible in conventional travel illustration. The plate combines cross-sections, elevations, presses and working mechanisms, placing Egyptian craft and production within the same empirical framework as the maps, city plans and antiquities. It is a strong subject for collectors interested in early industrial history, chemistry, ethnographic technology and the applied sciences of the Enlightenment. The original explanatory text pages are not available with this print, but we include a legend sheet transcribing the original German key with English translation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53342831247707,"sku":"P-6-111803","price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111803a.jpg?v=1780947938","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/abbildung-salmiakofens-egyptian-sal-ammoniac-furnace-niebuhr-de-fehrt-1773-p-6-111803","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}