Regency Travel: The Sulky
A Treatise on Carriages, 1796 In the mid-eighteenth century, the term sulky was generally applies to a one passenger carriage. Apparently, the perceived aloofness of Continue
A Treatise on Carriages, 1796 In the mid-eighteenth century, the term sulky was generally applies to a one passenger carriage. Apparently, the perceived aloofness of Continue
I came across this article in the February 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee, and thought it was the perfect snapshot of Paris “hot spots” Continue
Appearing in the September 1817 edition of Ackermann’s Repository, this is a first hand account of British travelers becoming persona non grata all over Europe. Continue
In 1796 there were over 12,000 watermen in England. By 1828 there were more than 3,000 wherries (or rowboats) on the Thames in and around Continue