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 265
The Royal Stale Coach. 252 THE MAIL-COACH. We must now bid adieu to these costly vehicles ofpleasure or state, and say a few words about commercialcarriages. We have already had occasion to speak of the intro-duction of mail-coaches for the conveyance of letters. … Mail-Coach. From the date of their invention by Palmer, various im-provements have been made from time to time in theirconstruction, both for the convenience of passengers, andthe stowage of letters, and for the rapidity of travelling.These improvements, and the excellence of the horsesemployed to…
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