Fifth book containing nine imitations of drawings of fashionable carriage : on a half inch scale to a foot.
Alternate Title(s):
Nine imitations of drawings of fashionable carriages, on a half inch scale to a foot
Published / Created:
London ; Published January 1st 1799, by R. Ackermann, No. 101, Strand, and at J. G. Beygang's, Leipzig, 1799.[Leipzig] : Published January 1st 1799, by R. Ackermann, No. 101, Strand, and at J. G. Beygang's, Leipzig, 1799.
Physical Description:
[2] p., 9 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 24 x 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
In Germany, Ackermann had been trained as a coach-builder. Coming to England as a young man, he spent almost ten years furnishing designs to the principal coach-builders in London.
Contents:
1. A Compass Perch Coach -- 2. A Crane-Neck Coach -- 3. A Compass Perch Chariot -- 4. A Crane-Neck Chariot -- 5. A Very Stilish Post Chaise -- 6. A New Fashioned Crane-Neck Phaeton -- 7. A Half Pannelled Curricle -- 8. A Single Horse Chaise -- 9. A Travelling Curricle.
Subject Terms:
Carriages and carts -- Great Britain -- Catalogs -- Early works to 1800. | Carriages and carts -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Transportation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Ackermann, Rudolph -- Publisher.