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  • Clocks: a three-quarter view of a carillon mechanism. Engraving by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • The components of a camera obscura. Engraving by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Four faces expressing (clockwise from top left): hatred or jealousy, anger, acute pain and desire. Etching by A-J. de Fehrt after C. Le Brun.
  • A seated male nude figure with right arm outstretched, seen from behind. Engraving by Defehrt after J.H. Fragonard.
  • Men are working with picks and axes to make wheels for carriages and carts. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Surgery: surgical instruments, including forceps. Engraving with etching by A.J. Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Standing figure of a nude man. Engraving by Defehrt after C.N. Cochin.
  • Carpentry: a water-mill, used for pulling boats through a lock [?]. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: the pontoon bridge at Rouen, plan. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Pottery: a large workshop with drying racks for porcelain articles. Engraving by Deferht after Lucotte.
  • The techniques used for wood engraving, and a finished wood engraving. Engraving by Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Manufacture of tin products with various tools of the trade. Etching by Defehrt after Prevost.
  • Carpentry: various types of centring for arches. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: a dredger. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: the foundations for a bridge, laid on piles without a caisson. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: inside a joiner's workshop, with men at work (top), various types of joint (below). Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: a machine for raising boats [?]. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Wood engravers at work (top), and the tools used (below). Engraving by Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: a water-mill, mounted on a barge. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • Joinery: a joiner's yard, with men at work (top), various types of joint (below). Engraving by Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • The tools and equipment used for wood engraving. Engraving by Defehrt after Lucotte.
  • Carpentry: a water-mill, for pulling boats through a lock. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • A seated Roman in a toga; a standing figure of Faustina Junior; a draped seated female figure. Engraving by Defehrt after E. Bouchardon and L. de la Hyre.
  • Cork cutters: interior view and various cutting tools used in the manufacture of corks. Etching by Defehrt.
  • Fan makers: various stages in the process of fan making and instruments used. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Diamond cutters: elevations of cutting machines with various components. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • A diamond cutters' wheel in use (top), and a plan and perspective of the wheel with various components (below). Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • Fan makers: two women making brisé 'broken' type fans, and stages in the process of fan making. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
  • The anatomy of the abdomen, showing the kidneys, the intestines, etc., after Haller. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt, 1762.
  • Fan makers: a woman painting fan leaves, and various painting materials. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.