Sujet

Ekas, Bengal Presidency, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Ekas, Bengal Presidency, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. 'The Eka is one of the many forms of Indian vehicles, and derives its name from ek ("one") from its being pulled by one horse. The most common vehicle is perhaps the bilee, from bile and ox, by which it is driven. This last is slow and lumbering, and might be called "growler", like our own four-wheeled cab; while the eka, with its horse, being lighter in construction, is the "hansom" of the locality'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A80_457

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,6Mo (5,0Mo) / 42,0cm x 30,8cm / 4960 x 3633 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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