Transportation - Gigs, Carriages & Coaches
Transportation - Gigs, Carriages & Coaches
Transportation - Gigs, Carriages & Coaches
Gigs
Gig
A Light, Two Wheeled Carriage Drawn by a Horse
Yarmouth Carts
or
Rib Chairs
Yarmouth Cart or Rib Chair: The Town Gate Looking Westwards down Castle Hill, Windsor
by Paul Sandby c. 1765
(Royal Collection)
Yarmouth Cart or Rib Chair: The Town Gate Looking Westwards down Castle Hill, Windsor
by Paul Sandby c. 1765
(Royal Collection)
Cabriolets
Le Cabriolet.
by M. Darly 1772
(Lewis Walpole Library)
Le Cabriolet.
by M. Darly 1772
(Lewis Walpole Library)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Carriage
by Paul Sandby
(The Royal Collection)
Vans
Chariots
or
Landulets
Chariot or Landulet: North-East View of Sir John Elvil's House on Englefield Green near Egham in Surrey
by Paul Sandby c. 1750 - 1760s
(Yale Center for British Art)
Chariot or Landulet: North-East View of Sir John Elvil's House on Englefield Green near Egham in Surrey
by Paul Sandby c. 1750 - 1760s
(Yale Center for British Art)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Traveling Carriage
by Paul Sandby
(The Royal Collection)
Traveling Carriage
by Paul Sandby
(The Royal Collection)
Closed Carriage
by Paul Sandby
(The Royal Collection)
High Phaetons
Plain Phaetons
Plain Phaeton: KITTY COAXER driving LORD DUPE towards ROTTEN ROW:
by Carington Bowles 1779
(The British Museum)
Plain Phaeton: An OFFICER of the LIGHT INFANTRY driven by his LADY to COX - HEATH
by Carington Bowles 1778
(Lewis Walpole Library)
Plain Phaeton: An Ocer in the LIGHT INFANTRY, driven by his LADY to CAMP.
Likely Carington Bowles 1778
Coaches
&
Stage Coaches
Coach
A Large, Closed, Four Wheeled Carriage
with an Elevated Exterior Seat for the Driver
Charron
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Menuisier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Menuisier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Menuisier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
Sellier - Carossier
The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert 1751
(University of Michigan)
(Colonial Williamsburg)
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