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Vélocipédraisiavaporianna, 1818
hand coloured etching
plate: 215 x 330 mm
£ 1,500.00
The first image of a motorcycle. A French cartoon titled 'Velocipedraisiavaporianna', 1818. The image shows the earliest prototype for a motorcycle: a hobbyhorse cycle with a steam engine attached, described...
The first image of a motorcycle. A French cartoon titled "Velocipedraisiavaporianna", 1818. The image shows the earliest prototype for a motorcycle: a hobbyhorse cycle with a steam engine attached, described as a "steam-driven velocipede." It was invented in Germany, but tested in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris on April 5, 1818.
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