The interior of a coal mine, supported by timber props. Two men, elaborately dressed and much alarmed, tied back to back, are being lowered by a rope down a shaft. The miners, holding picks and shovels, watch the descent with amusement.  1 February 1776 
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1776<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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