he flatness ofits sides and greater length above thanbelow, is not widely dissimilar from coachesof the present day. The Landau, invented at Landau in Ger-many, in 1757, was, about 1790, made toopen in the middle of the roof or hood,and became very popular as combining theadvantages of a closed… … I 2 I structed. The name of the phaeton firstoccurs in a patent granted in 1788.Phaetons of various shapes came intofashion later: all were built to be drivenby the owner, and probably gained muchin popular esteem from the fact that GeorgeIV., when Prince of Wales, used to drivea Perch High Phaeton…
Horses · Carriages and carts
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