Licensed waterman at a coach stand, London, 1800s

Licensed waterman at a coach stand with buckets of water for horses, London, 1800s. His license badge number is on his apron, and his legs are bound with hay to keep his feet dry. Several hackney cabs behind him. Porteur d'eau d'une place de voitures. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries L'Angleterre ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Anglais, England: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the English, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1821. Jean-Baptiste Eyries - (1767-1846) was a - French - geographer, author and translator

England Or Costumes Ethnography Folk Costume J-b. Eyries Jean-baptiste Eyries Langleterre Ou Costumes Librairie De Gide Fils License Manners And Mores Of The English Moeurs Et Usages Des Anglais Traditional Costume William Alexander

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