In the foreground two men who have dug a hole in the earth, and are putting fire in it, so that the iron melts In the background they are beating the iron into the desired shape and grinding it smooth on a stone In the margin a legend in Dutch, Khoikhoi smelting and working iron, print maker: Matthijs Pool, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Matthijs Pool, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1727, paper, engraving, etching, h 290 mm × w 171 mm

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