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Image: Long Bian (19-passenger Bianconi coach)

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Description: Edward Hayes, quoted in Charles Bianconi: A Biography 1786-1875, notes (p. 134-5): A long Bian was a long car carrying nineteen passengers eight on each side, two on the well, and one on the high seat next to the driver. It was drawn by three horses, two wheelers and a leader, to which another horse was added when the roads were heavy.
Title: Long Bian (19-passenger Bianconi coach)
Credit: Mary Anne (Mrs. Morgan John) O'Connell (1878) Charles Bianconi: a biography, 1786-1875 - Public Domain - https://archive.org/details/charlesbianconib00oconiala/page/n8/mode/1up
Author: Michael Angelo Hayes, artist
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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