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James Watt, inventor of the steam engine
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A man holds a spoon in the hearth by a steaming kettle. Behind him a woman watches. The Japanese text tells how the Scotsman James Watt (1736-1819) invented the steam engine. (Yokohama-e).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJames Watt, uitvinder van de stoommachine. 1886 - 1912. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.