1849 · Stereotype Printer · Werk 487 von 1.871

An engineering drawing of the printing apparatus of a difference engine, ink on cream paper, plan and elevation, the bed of movable type heads shown in section above a tray for soft plaster, a paper roll on a spindle alongside for a second copy, levers for setting the column layout, ruled dimension lines, the title block a plain ruled box, the drawing laid flat on a grey studio table, even flat light from directly above.