A mail-coach, overturned by a locomotive (Stephenson's Rocket). Line engraving, c. 1853 (?).
- Date:
- 1853
- Reference:
- 473339i
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Description
Sir Rowland Hill was commissioner for the railways as well as the inventor of the penny post
Publication/Creation
London
Physical description
1 print : Engraving
Lettering
The effect of a post-age. - An Oliver for a Rowland.
The lettering is a pun upon "A Roland for an Oliver"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 473339i
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