Ordinary copper ore from Alderly Edge, Cheshire.

'Perspective view of the Great Central Railway Station, Derby', c 1840.

'Perspective view of the Great Central Railway Station, Derby', c 1840.

'Ancient Mining on Lake Superior', and White Fish, North America, 1855.

Working a mine using stopes, 1819.

Title page to Heron de Villefose's book on mining, 1819.

'Interior of a Salt Mine', 1807.

'Interior of a Salt Mine', 1807.

Mining compas in engraved ivory case, Italian, 17th century.

Mining compas in engraved ivory case, Italian, 17th century.

Copper testing, 1580.

Salt Mine, Cheshire, 1814.