EditorialAmByth Estate, which does not irrigate as the owners hope it has enough ground water to get through the growing season, near Paso Robles, Calif. on Aug. 7, 2021. (Daniel Dreifuss/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Grand Valley Ditch, running through Grand Junction, Colo., diverts water from the Colorado River to irrigate farms, on Oct. 28, 2020. (Nick Cote/The New York Times)
EditorialIndians watering a field with baskets, Two Indians irrigate a field with a basket filled with a moat, Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, Poisson sc, Pl. 24, before p. 107 (v. 1), Sonnerat, Pierre M. (pinx.); Poisson, Jean-Baptiste Marie (sculp.), 1782, Sonnerat...
EditorialShabti of Seti I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1294?1279 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Seti I (KV 17), Faience, paint, h. 30 cm (11 13/16 in), This shabti was one of hundreds made for the pharaoh Seti I,...
EditorialIran. Isfahan. Chubi Bridge. Nearly 150m long and with 21 arches. It was built during the reign of Shah Abbas II in 1665, primarily to help irrigate palace gardens in the area.
EditorialShabti of Seti I, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1294?1279 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Seti I (KV 17), Faience, paint, h. 30 cm (11 13/16 in), This shabti was one of hundreds made for the pharaoh Seti I,...
EditorialChinese peasants using a device with bucket and weight to irrigate the land. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.
EditorialIran. Isfahan. Chubi Bridge. Nearly 150m long and with 21 arches. It was built during the reign of Shah Abbas II in 1665, primarily to help irrigate palace gardens in the area.