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  • Instruments used in the processing of copper in Saxony. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Typesetters at work, putting type into composing-sticks (above), type, spaces, a composing-stick, and a forme (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Sections of a furnace used in the processing of copper. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: silk weaving (top), and the equipment used (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Printing engravings from copper plates: two men inking the plates, another operating the press (top), equipment (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • A printing press: elevation, with details of the platen, etc. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Machinery used in the cooling and processing of copper. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Three different furnaces used in the processing of copper. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • A horse (top) showing all the fashionable tack, and details of the locking mechanism for the tack (below). Engraving, c.1762, by R. Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: silk weaving, equipment using spinning wheel. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Machinery used in the cooling and processing of copper. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Fisher-folk and their methods of catching oysters. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • A printing press: seen from the side. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Fishing: different sizes of hook and knots to accompany them. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Processing of gunpowder and section of the apparatus used. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Fishing: net-makers' equipment and tools. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: silk spinning (top), and the equipment used (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Components of a rolling mill for lead. Etching by R. Bénard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Cross-section of a round machine for extracting salt. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: end elevation of a loom used for making taffeta, satin and serge. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: silk weaving, the equipment of M. Vauconson. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Printing. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Instruments of mining equipment. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Measuring devices and diagrams based on the measurements of a mine. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: an array of water-powered equipment used for silk spinning, perspective (top), and plan (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Instruments used in the processing of copper. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Fishing: seine-fishing for shad, with two dragnets . Etching, ca.1762, by R. Benard after L.J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: equipment for spinning silk. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.