- Je ne sais pas..... mais il me semble que cette montre-la marche beaucoup plus vite que le cheval!....

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Title:
- Je ne sais pas..... mais il me semble que cette montre-la marche beaucoup plus vite que le cheval!....
Title (alt.):
- I don't know..... but it seems to me that this clock is running much faster than the horse!..... Charivari
Description:
Two men in a carriage look at a clock and comment that the clock moves faster than the horse. TAXIS. In 1857, the first meters were installed in the Paris taxis. Apparently, they did not run very reliably. According to research done by Provost, in 1861 the "Compagnie des Petites Voitures" offered a 20'000 francs reward if somebody would come up with a meter which could measure time and distance in combination.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1857
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Coaches (carriages)
France--History--1848-1870
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 25 x 35.5 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/3404
Terms of Use:
Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, September 30, 1857.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD2983