The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world .. (1839)
London : J.W. Parker · leaf 259
of persons, the differ-ence between them is so very gradual and trifling, thatthey attract not much notice; but to those versed in thematter, the points of difference are sufficiently marked.The true gig is not much used at present. It was very … little more than a railed chair fixed upon the shafts, andsupported on two side springs. It was calculated to runvery easily, and the whole was well adapted for travellingpurposes; a space being left under the seat to contain aportmanteau. VEHICLES OF ENGLAND. 247 The stanhope and the tilbury are…
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