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Author D'acres, R.
Title The elements of water-drawing, or, [A] compendious abstract of a[ll sorts of kinds] of water-machins or gins used or pr[actis]ed in the world : with their natural grounds and reasons, and what service may be expected from them : as also new exquisite ways and machins never before published : with a philosophical discourse and new discovery of drawing water out of great deeps by fier : where is also disapproved the perpetual motion, the water-poise, the syphon or philosophers engine, the horizontal sails, with divers other experiments / published for the improving the service of the mineral world ...
Related title Compendius abstract of all sorts and kinds of water-machins or gins used or practised in the world.
R. D'acres's The art of water-drawing.
Publication Info London : Printed by Tho. Leach for Henry Brome, [1659?]



Descript [5], 41 p.
Note Preface signed: R. D'acres.
Ascribed on insufficient evidence to Robert Thornton.
Imprint date handwritten on t.p.; Wing suggests 1660.
Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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Author D'acres, R.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Pumping machinery -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Thornton, Robert, 1618-1679.
Related title Compendius abstract of all sorts and kinds of water-machins or gins used or practised in the world.
R. D'acres's The art of water-drawing.
Descript [5], 41 p.
Note Preface signed: R. D'acres.
Ascribed on insufficient evidence to Robert Thornton.
Imprint date handwritten on t.p.; Wing suggests 1660.
Reproduction of original in the British Library.
Author D'acres, R.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Pumping machinery -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Thornton, Robert, 1618-1679.
Related title Compendius abstract of all sorts and kinds of water-machins or gins used or practised in the world.
R. D'acres's The art of water-drawing.

Subject Pumping machinery -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [5], 41 p.
Note Preface signed: R. D'acres.
Ascribed on insufficient evidence to Robert Thornton.
Imprint date handwritten on t.p.; Wing suggests 1660.
Reproduction of original in the British Library.
Alt author Thornton, Robert, 1618-1679.

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