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Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour.

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Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour.

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Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour.
Names
Dana, William Jay (1839-1913) (Wood-engraver)
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924) (Artist)
Collection

Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881 - 1884
Place: New York
Publisher: D. Appleton
Library locations
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: *PWC+ (Wilson, C. W. Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. 1881)
Topics
Canals -- Egypt
Water use -- Egypt
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 24 x 16 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG794840631-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10607452
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 915f6300-c5f3-012f-cf4d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1839: Creator Born
  • 1881: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1913: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1884. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-6032-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-6032-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1884). Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-6032-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Shadûf. The weight of the water in the bucket is balanced by the lump of Nile mud at the other end of the swinging beam, and the water is thus raised to the mouth of the canal with little effort; but pulling the bucket down is hard work, and the machine is ruinously extravagant in labour.