Hyde Park Corner Turnpike, London (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Hyde Park Corner Turnpike, London

Caption

Entrance of Piccadilly or Hyde Park Corner Turnpike, from Views of London (1797)

Vehicles and a rider on horseback using a turnpiked road at London's Hyde Park Corner. The image clearly shows the ruts left by wheels in the road.

Credit

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1977.14.17168.

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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