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July, 1938
Early Mining Transport
Drawings and Photographs accompanying the article
| Sample | Description |
|---|---|
 | Mining railway illustration of about 1519 from "Der Ursprung gemeynner" |
 | Mining truck with four iron wheels running on rails, from "Cosmographiae Universalis" (1550) |
 | Mining truck illustrated by Agricola in "De Re Metallica" (1556) |
 | Wooden wagon and section of track stated to date from the 16th century, and to have come from the gold mines in Transylvania (Siebenburgen) |
Article reproduced from a copy of the magazine held at Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
