cover image: 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.

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.

1881

egypt canals water use

Authors

Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924)

Collection
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt
Format
Prints Illustrations
Pages
24 x 16 cm
Place Discussed
Egypt
Provider
The New York Public Library
Published in
Egypt
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