Diving bell and tackle by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1794) used in 1788 in the construction of Ramsgate Harbour, Kent. Bottom right is Spaldings diving bell. Engraving 1807-1829.

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Diving bell and tackle by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1794) used in 1788 in the construction of Ramsgate Harbour, Kent. Bottom right is Spaldings diving bell. Engraving 1807-1829.

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