Foster Powell, the astonishing 18th century pedestrian

Foster Powell, the astonishing pedestrian, 1734-1793. Famous for his marathon walks across England, from London to York and back, for a wager. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by Robert Cooper from Henry Wilson and James Caulfield's Book of Wonderful Characters, Memoirs and Anecdotes, of Remarkable and Eccentric Persons in all ages and countries, John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, London, 1869

18th Century 19th Century Book Of Wonderful Characters Eccentric Extraordinary Freak Henry Wilson James Caulfield John Camden Hotten Memoirs And Anecdotes Piccadilly Remarkable Robert Cooper Runner Stipple Engraving Timed Wager

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