. 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 .. . L3. Tartar Palanquin, with. Warriors. CHAPTER XIV. Primitive Modes of Travelling.—Pack-horses, Sledges, Sedans,Palanquins, Litters.—Introduction and Improvement of theWheel Two and Four-wheeled Carriages.— Springs.— An-cient Chariots.—Fore and Hind-wheels.—Old Coaches, &c.—Vehicles of Africa, of Russia, of Sweden and Norway, and ofItaly.—Irish Jaunting Car.—Vehicles of England.—The Dray,the Gig, Tilburv, &c.—State Carri

. 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 .. . L3. Tartar Palanquin, with. Warriors. CHAPTER XIV. Primitive Modes of Travelling.—Pack-horses, Sledges, Sedans,Palanquins, Litters.—Introduction and Improvement of theWheel Two and Four-wheeled Carriages.— Springs.— An-cient Chariots.—Fore and Hind-wheels.—Old Coaches, &c.—Vehicles of Africa, of Russia, of Sweden and Norway, and ofItaly.—Irish Jaunting Car.—Vehicles of England.—The Dray,the Gig, Tilburv, &c.—State Carri Stock Photo

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. 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 .. . L3. Tartar Palanquin, with. Warriors. CHAPTER XIV. Primitive Modes of Travelling.—Pack-horses, Sledges, Sedans, Palanquins, Litters.—Introduction and Improvement of theWheel Two and Four-wheeled Carriages.— Springs.— An-cient Chariots.—Fore and Hind-wheels.—Old Coaches, &c.—Vehicles of Africa, of Russia, of Sweden and Norway, and ofItaly.—Irish Jaunting Car.—Vehicles of England.—The Dray, the Gig, Tilburv, &c.—State Carriage of England.—The Mailand the Post Office.—Stage Coaches, Hackney Coach, and Cab. The Omnibus.—French Diligence.—Construction of Wheel-carriages. We will not spend time in discussing the question—Which is the most important to a land-traveller, thevehicle in which he rides, or the road on which the vehi-cle moves V We shall not be much in error in referringto the case of the bellows-blower and the organ-player, and in deciding in the present case, as in that, that theone cannot do without the other. We have been attend-ing to roads o

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