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| 91416 The Marly Machine, Nicolas de Fer, 1705 LA MACHINE. A good early 18th century print of this remarkable machine designed by the Walloon carpenter Renkin Sualem to lift water from the Seine for its journey to Versailles to fill the ponds and work the fountains. Completed in 1688. 13 x 8 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. Separate page of descriptive French text. From L'Atlas Curieux. |
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