How the World Travels

								


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  HOW THE WORLD TRAVELS

    HOW THE WORLD

    TRAVELS



    BY



    A. A. METHLEY, F.R.G.S.



    ILLUSTRATED BY



    W. H. HOLLOWAY

    NEW YORK

    FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

    PUBLISHERS

CONTENTS

    CHAPTER                                     PAGE



       I. TRAVEL IN THE OLDEN DAYS                 1



      II. COACHING DAYS                           11



     III. STRANGE VEHICLES OF EUROPE              21



      IV. JOURNEYS THROUGH INDIA                  32



       V. THE CONVEYANCES OF CHINA AND JAPAN      41



      VI. JOURNEYS THROUGH AFRICA                 52



     VII. JOURNEYS IN THE NEW WORLD               63



    VIII. TRAVELLING IN THE WILDS                 74



      IX. THROUGH ICE AND SNOW                    84



       X. STRANGE TRAVEL IN STRANGE LANDS         95



      XI. TRAVEL OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY         105



     XII. THE TRAVEL OF TO-MORROW                117

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

                                        PAGE



    PREHISTORIC SLED                       3



    EARLY CART WITH SOLID WHEELS           4



    EGYPTIAN CHARIOT                       5



    ROMAN TRAVELLING CARRIAGE              6



    ROMAN LITTER AND MOUNTING STOOL        7



    EARLY SIDE-SADDLE                      9



    A MEDI�VAL COACH                      12



    AN OLD FAMILY COACH                   13



    RIDING PILLION FASHION                14



    SEDAN CHAIR                           15



    POST-CHAISE                           16



    IN THE WILD WEST                      17



    SEASIDE CARRIAGE DRAWN BY GOAT        22



    BELGIAN DOG-DRAWN CART                25



    SEDAN CHAIR, CONSTANTINOPLE           26



    TURKISH MOURNING CAR                  27



    SCHIESSEL CAR                         29



    SICILIAN CART                         30



    CAR IN COLOMBO, CEYLON                33



    BOMBAY CAR WITH HOOD                  35



    CONVEYANCE FOR ZENANA LADIES          36



    EKKA                                  37



    CAMELS HARNESSED TO CARRIAGE          38



    CHINESE COUNTRY CHAIR                 43



    MULE PALANQUIN                        44



    WHEELBARROW OMNIBUS                   45



    A TRAVELLING TRADESMAN                46



    CHINESE CART                          48



    JAPANESE RICKSHAW                     49