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  • 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.
  • A printing press, rolling press, cider press and potash kiln with constituent parts. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • Printing: a three-quarter view of a press, with a composing stick beneath. Engraving, 1813.