Horse Cart Collection

Milk Cart
A horse drawn milk cart

St. Nicholasa Church in Ghent, Belgium Circa 1887
Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of St. Nicholasa Church in Ghent, Belgium Circa 1887. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Vintage Civil War print of the Battle of Gettysburg. The famous battle took place in early July 1863 and resulted in the largest number of casualties during The American Civil War

Illustration of peasants arriving at a medieval castle to buy and sell in the courtyard market

Antique illustration of Heracles driving the Sun chariot (from a painting by Nicolas Poussin, 17th century French painter), a chariot with four horses

Old Town Square, Warsaw, Poland

Swanwick Station in Hampshire, 25th August 1913. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

France, Paris, Fables (The carter and the butterfly) by Jean de La Fontaine, engraving
French literature, 17th century - Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695). Fables, The carter and the butterfly, engraving

Cuba, Holguin Province, Horse and cart on coastal road at Playa Guardalvaca

Father and son moments
Joseph Ng

and all the white horses are still in bed
Charlaine Gerber

Don Quixote - Fool of the play
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore from the story The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. The fool of the play came up frisking with his morrice bells

La Fontaines Fables - Carter stuck in the Mud
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Carter stuck in the Mud

Slaughter of the Syrians
[url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=11047139][img]http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5809/5232617.2/0_702d2_40b270_orig[/img][/url] Engraving by Gustave Dore

Victorian London - Amenities of the Road
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Surreal chracaters riding on a horse and cart

An army in the heavens
[url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=11047139][img]http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5809/5232617.2/0_702d2_40b270_orig[/img][/url] Engraving by Gustave Dore

Zechariah’s vision
[url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=11047139][img]http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5809/5232617.2/0_702d2_40b270_orig[/img][/url] Engraving by Gustave Dore

Map of Barcelona and Ecija from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun
AIS5366552 Map of Barcelona and Ecija from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun, 1541-1622 and Franz Hogenberg, 1540-1590 (engraving) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590); Biblioteca Universidad

19th century vintage photograph: horse and cart, passenger carriage, hackney, southern Italy, c.1890

Patrick Street Cork, Ireland
Vintage 19th century photograph - Patrick Street Cork, Ireland with pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic. William Lawrence studio

Donkey cart, passengers - Egyptian women, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: man with donkey cart and passengers - a group of veiled Egyptian women, Egypt, c.1880 s

Caleches, horse drawn carriages, Montreal Canada
19th century vintage photograph - Caleches, horse drawn hackney carriages, Montreal, Canada, c.1880 s

Traders in the market place, Montreal, Canada
Vintage 19th century photograph: traders with horses and carts in the market place, Montreal, Canada

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Need for speed
Sveduneac Dorin Lucian

Antique print of Alms Houses in London
An antique print of the old Whittington College almshouses at the foot of Highgate Hill built by the Mercers Company in 1822 in a very early example of Gothic Revival style

Painting depicting a harvest scene in rural France, 19th century
Painting depicting a harvest scene in rural France

Exterior of The White Cloth Hall, Leeds, England Victorian Engraving
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Exterior of The White Cloth Hall, Leeds, England Victorian Engraving from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Illustration of horse and cart on coastal road above cliffs

Illustration of horse and cart, side view

The proposed design for Parliament House, Melbourne, Australia, featuring a dome, which was never built, circa 1875. Built in stages between 1856 and 1929

Italy, Naples, Piazza Mercato (Market Square), lithograph by Francesco Aversano from Old Naples by Raffaele D Ambra
Italy, 19th century. Naples, Piazza Mercato (Market Square). Lithograph by Francesco Aversano. From Old Naples by Raffaele D Ambra, 1889

France, Paris, Boulevard des Capucines and Vaudeville Theatre, by Jean Beraud, 1889, illustration
Jean Beraud (1849-1936). Paris, Boulevard des Capucines and the Vaudeville Theatre, 1889

Canadian landscape in the eighteenth century. Nineteenth-century colored engraving
Canadian landscape in the eighteenth century. 19th-century colored engraving

Illustration of medieval castle under attack by enemy, men in full armour and their horses in the foreground

Travel cart
Travel kitchen cart trolley with hospital supplied

electric lighting venture

Mobile electric mining lamps motor

Bangor City Hall
The City Hall in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA, circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pembroke Iron Works
The Pembroke Iron Works, owned and operated by William E. Coffin and Company, in Washington County, Maine, USA, circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Postboy driving 1784 mail coach drawn by four horses, side view

Illustration of mules attached to cart

Illustration of a bible scene, 2 Kings 2, Elijah ascends to heaven on a chariot of fire

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Journeying through time and history, the horse cart has been a timeless symbol of transportation and trade. From the humble milk cart delivering fresh dairy to households, to the bustling courtyard markets where peasants arrived with their goods in medieval times, this mode of transport has witnessed it all. Even Heracles himself was depicted driving the Sun chariot, showcasing the strength and power associated with these magnificent creatures. From Swanwick Station in England to Old Town Square in Warsaw, Poland, horse carts have graced streets around the world. They have played a vital role in daily life - whether it be transporting goods at Billingsgate Market or adding charm to Parisian fables illustrated by Jean de La Fontaine. But beyond its practicality lies something more profound - father and son moments shared while riding together on a horse-drawn carriage. These nostalgic memories are etched forever in our hearts. The horse cart's presence is not limited to urban landscapes; it can also be found outside forts like Monastir in Tunisia or along coastal roads such as Playa Guardalvaca in Cuba. Its versatility knows no bounds. As we gaze upon an antique engraving of The White Cloth Hall in Leeds or St. Nicholasa Church in Ghent from 1887, we are reminded that these iconic images capture not only a means of transportation but also glimpses into our collective past. The horse cart stands as a testament to human ingenuity and connection with nature throughout centuries gone by.