The Book of carriages; or, A short account of modes of conveyance, from the earliest periods to the present time (1853)
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rone to be removed into it, and sitsthereon, the sole object of their awe and admira-tion. With this carriage were also captured theworkmen who built it, and all their accounts.From these it appeared that it had been threeyears in building, that the gems were suppliedfrom the kings treasury, or by… … Sath, or Burmese Carriage. 62 BUEMESE STATE CAEUIAGE. are not less in number than 20,000, and the valueof the whole, a lac of rupees, (£12,500.) The carriage is of a pagoda form, about fourteenfeet in height and seven in width. The fourwheels are of uniform height, and remarkable forthe lightness…
Transportation · Carriages and carts
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