Post Chaise Collection

Lansdowne House, Berkley Square (coloured engraving)
607295 Lansdowne House, Berkley Square (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lansdowne House)

Detail of The Entry of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Maria Theresa (1638-83) into Arras, 30th July 1667, c
XIR205466 Detail of The Entry of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Maria Theresa (1638-83) into Arras, 30th July 1667, c.1685 (oil on canvas) by Meulen

St Pauls Cathedral, London, venue of the service of prayer and thanksgiving on the Silver Jubilee of King George V
5233625 St Pauls Cathedral, London, venue of the service of prayer and thanksgiving on the Silver Jubilee of King George V, 1935 (colour litho) by Brewer

Maison Talbot (colour litho)
2798260 Maison Talbot (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Talbot House. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 31 December 1899.); © Look and Learn

New courthouse and police station, Bow Street, London, c1880 (coloured engraving)
3638198 New courthouse and police station, Bow Street, London, c1880 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New courthouse and police station)

La Politesse d Aujourd hui (colour litho)
3098427 La Politesse d Aujourd hui (colour litho) by Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Politesse d Aujourd hui)

Advert for Johns Deed & Sons, leather manufacturers and merchants, 451 New Oxford Street, London (engraving)
583617 Advert for Johns Deed & Sons, leather manufacturers and merchants, 451 New Oxford Street, London (engraving) by English School

The Skew bridge across the Lewes turnpike road
5308360 The Skew bridge across the Lewes turnpike road.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Skew bridge across the Lewes turnpike road at Hodshrove. Dated 19th century)

A locomotive built for the Mexican Central Railroad
5308334 A locomotive built for the Mexican Central Railroad.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a locomotive built for the Mexican Central Railroad. 19th century)

A passenger train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad
5308302 A passenger train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a passenger train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad. Dated 19th century)

The Prater Liliputbahn locomotive
5308388 The Prater Liliputbahn locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Prater Liliputbahn locomotive built for surveying the line on the Eastern Counties Railways. Dated 19th century)

A model steam carriage built by William Murdoch
5311843 A model steam carriage built by William Murdoch; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a model steam carriage built by William Murdoch. William Murdoch (-1839) a Scottish engineer and inventor

Prussian ambulance, woodcut from 1864
UIG5414808 Prussian ambulance, woodcut from 1864; UIG.

The Holyhead and Chester mail coaches stuck in show at Heckley Hill near Dunstable, 1837
5912965 The Holyhead and Chester mail coaches stuck in show at Heckley Hill near Dunstable, 1837. Driver of four-horse coach falling in deep snow near another mail coach.Color print after an

Cartoon by Honore Daumier about French railroad with men at station for horses, engraving, 1843
1751286 Cartoon by Honore Daumier about French railroad with men at station for horses, engraving, 1843; (add.info.: Cartoon by Honore Daumier about French railroad with men at station for horses)

On the Road to Goodwood, 1870
1575646 On the Road to Goodwood, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts three wealthy young women sat in an open top carriage on the road to Goodwood. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The laying of track on the Bolan Pass Railway Line
5308366 The laying of track on the Bolan Pass Railway Line.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the laying of track on the Bolan Pass Railway Line which served the British army station at Quetta)

Open carriages running on a broad gauge track
5308304 Open carriages running on a broad gauge track.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting open carriages running on a broad gauge track. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Railway carriage, System Estrada, Brazil, South America, historical engraving, circa 1885
UIG5414162 Railway carriage, System Estrada, Brazil, South America, historical engraving, circa 1885; UIG.

A First-Class carriage
5308186 A First-Class carriage.; (add.info.: Sectional and plan view of a First-Class carriage on the Moscow and Koorsk Railway. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A passenger experiencing the effect of Westinghouse air brakes
5307445 A passenger experiencing the effect of Westinghouse air brakes.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a passenger experiencing the effect of Westinghouse air brakes. Dated 19th century)

Various light locomotives built by H.K. Porter & Co
5308319 Various light locomotives built by H.K. Porter & Co.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting various light locomotives built by H.K. Porter & Co., Pittsburgh. Dated 19th century)

A smoking saloon on the Eastern Counties Railway line
5308387 A smoking saloon on the Eastern Counties Railway line.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a smoking saloon on the Eastern Counties Railway line. Dated 19th century)

Steam train c. 1840, engraving
1752458 Steam train c. 1840, engraving; (add.info.: Steam train c. 1840, engraving); Photo: Tallandier.

Experiment', the first passenger railway carriage, built by George Stephenson for the Stockton
527921 Experiment', the first passenger railway carriage, built by George Stephenson for the Stockton and Darlington line in 1825. Passengers entered from the back

16Th Century Mortars On Moveable Carriages. From Military And Religious Life In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix
UIG5420260 16Th Century Mortars On Moveable Carriages. From Military And Religious Life In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix Published London Circa 1880 ©UIG/Leemage.

Horse-drawn barouche. 19th century (object)
UIG5430112 Horse-drawn barouche. 19th century (object); Dorling Kindersley/UIG.

The interior of Victoria Railway Station
5308362 The interior of Victoria Railway Station.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of Victoria Railway Station. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Various light locomotives built by H.K. Porter & Co
5308333 Various light locomotives built by H.K. Porter & Co.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting various light locomotives built by H.K. Porter & Co., Pittsburgh. Dated 19th century)

The Opening of the Victoria Embankment, 1870 (engraving)
1575623 The Opening of the Victoria Embankment, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of the opening of the Victoria Embankment by the Prince of Wales (Edward VII (1841- 1910)

A locomotive steam engine
5308305 A locomotive steam engine.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a locomotive steam engine. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The locomotive 'The Best Friend of Charlestown'
5308301 The locomotive 'The Best Friend of Charlestown'.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the locomotive 'The Best Friend of Charlestown' which pulled a short train out of)

The Railway Carriage Company's works
5308187 The Railway Carriage Company's works.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Railway Carriage Company's works in Oldbury. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Approach to Christmas, 1830s. Six-horse mail coach on a snowy city street in a winter landscape
5912967 Approach to Christmas, 1830s. Six-horse mail coach on a snowy city street in a winter landscape. The coach is loaded with passengers and luggage with rabbits

The Devonport Mail coach near Amesbury, going post through an avalanche of snow, 1837
5912962 The Devonport Mail coach near Amesbury, going post through an avalanche of snow, 1837. Six-horse coach with six guards and concerned passengers looking out of the window

The Brighton mail coach driving in a snow storm on Sunday December 25, 1836
5912961 The Brighton mail coach driving in a snow storm on Sunday December 25, 1836. Color print after an illustration by Henry Alken in Ralph Nevill's Old Sporting Prints

Engraving depicting a man in a bath chair, 19th century
5308980 Engraving depicting a man in a bath chair, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a man in a bath chair. Dated 19th century 01/02/1879); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Carter illustrated catalogue for invalid comforts, 19th century
5308979 The Carter illustrated catalogue for invalid comforts, 19th century; (add.info.: The Carter illustrated catalogue for invalid comforts)

A male passenger in a train carriage
5308184 A male passenger in a train carriage.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a male passenger in a train carriage speaking to his friend who is on the platform outside. Dated 19th century)

Horse drawn carriage on railroad tracks
2909965 Horse drawn carriage on railroad tracks; (add.info.: Horse drawn carriage on railroad tracks. Print shows a western-style horse drawn railroad passenger car with passengers)

Felice Orsini, an Italian nationalist attempts to assassinate Napoleon III Emperor of the French, 14 January 1858
1759810 Felice Orsini, an Italian nationalist attempts to assassinate Napoleon III Emperor of the French, 14 January 1858, Paris : imperial coach, engraving; (add.info.: Felice Orsini)

New Pullman dining car, England, engraving, 1879
1759555 New Pullman dining car, England, engraving, 1879; (add.info.: New Pullman dining car, England, engraving, 1879); Photo: Tallandier.

Linkman with torch showing a couple to their carriage outside a theater. Linkboys waited outside theaters to find
FLO4688731 Linkman with torch showing a couple to their carriage outside a theater. Linkboys waited outside theaters to find Hackney cabs and carriages for rich patrons

Hindu attempting to get themselves crushed under the wheels of the car of Jagannath (Juggernaut)
5996579 Hindu attempting to get themselves crushed under the wheels of the car of Jagannath (Juggernaut) in the belief they will go to paradise, Puri, India (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A family coach, Syon House, from The English Country House (b/w photo)
CLF306320 A family coach, Syon House, from The English Country House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London home of Dukes of Northumberland;); © Country Life

Montgomery Street, San Francisco in the 1880s (litho)
KW353692 Montgomery Street, San Francisco in the 1880s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from a 19th century illustration;)

The Flower Shop (gouache on linen)
GLS314004 The Flower Shop (gouache on linen) by Crawhall, Joseph (1861-1913); 27.3x34.3 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Cuban volanta, c. 1904 (b/w photo)
2962906 Cuban volanta, c.1904 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palacio del Gobierno in background - Camara de Representantes)

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"Journeying through Time: The Evolution of the Post Chaise" Step into the past and witness the grandeur of history with a detailed glimpse into the world of post chaises. In "The Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Arras, " we are transported to 1667, where these elegant carriages were used to transport royalty in style. Fast forward to London in the late 19th century, as depicted in an advert for Johns Deed & Sons, leather manufacturers and merchants. Their finely crafted leather interiors adorned these luxurious vehicles, ensuring comfort and sophistication for their esteemed passengers. St Paul's Cathedral stands tall as a majestic backdrop for King George V's Silver Jubilee service in 1935. Amongst the celebrations, post chaises could be seen ferrying dignitaries to this iconic venue, showcasing their enduring presence throughout history. Venturing across continents, Maison Talbot captures our attention with its vibrant colors. This French establishment catered to discerning customers who sought elegance and opulence when traveling by post chaise. Closer to home, Bow Street's new courthouse and police station come alive in vivid detail from a colored engraving dating back to 1880. These bustling streets witnessed countless post chaises carrying individuals seeking justice or simply enjoying a leisurely ride through London's busy thoroughfares. In "La Politesse d'Aujourd'hui, " we catch a glimpse of social etiquette during carriage rides—an essential aspect of society that was upheld while journeying on these magnificent vehicles. Syon House presents us with an enchanting family coach—a testament to English country house life captured beautifully in black-and-white photography from yesteryears. Across oceans lies Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the 1880s—its litho depiction capturing bustling city life complete with horse-drawn carriages including post chaises that were integral parts of transportation at that time.