Sujet

Front cover of 'The Modern Bicycle', 1877. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Front cover of 'The Modern Bicycle', 1877. A cyclist on a penny farthing races a man on a horse, with a tired-out hare in the foreground and a steam train in the background. '...practical advice for long distance cyclists using modern bicycles (in 1877 these had a large fore wheel and smaller hind wheel). Also included is a road guide for England and Wales and a detailed account of Spencer's 800 mile cycle with friends from London to John O'Groats in 1873'. From "The Modern Bicycle by Charles Spencer, With practical illustrations...containing instructions for beginners".

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A23_366

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,6Mo (5,2Mo) / 27,8cm x 42,0cm / 3287 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation animal people male library speed sport man men animals horses horse riding rider riders railways train arts book guy British railway color fast hare galloping quick horseman horsemen bicycle bicycles bike bikes race Victorian century Britain steam train racing bike racing literature concept racing bicycle British Library road Transport Colour 19th century nineteenth century penny farthing steam locomotive book cover Unknown Charles Frederick Spencer Charles Spencer Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd Warne Heritage Art 19th-century Frederick Warne and Company Professor Charles Spencer