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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ch as strikesone in a great London thoroughfare when thepavement has been taken up: this arises from theabsence of carriages; but wheeled vehicles areused in the suburbs, one of which has, perhaps,its equal nowhere but in Turkey. It much re-sembles in form the cars employed in whirligigsat the… … Turkish Carriage. common Turkish pleasure carriage, is described asbeing much like a wagon, painted bright blue,with red wheels and awning, and drawn by ASIATIC CAKT. 85 two buffaloes, with a singular arrangement ofworsted tufts over their heads, of various brightcolours. Sir E-obert Ker Porter…
Transportation · Carriages and carts
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