Bicycle trip from London to John O'Groats 1873
Eight English cycles started but only four finished the trip from London to John O'Groats, northermost point of Scotland. The first day they rode sixty-one miles, the second sixty-three, completing the whole trip in a fortnight. The diameter of the driving wheels ran from forty-five to fifty-two inches
Picture No
14166228
Media ID
48713058
Size
7111px x 3226px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Graphic', 4 July 1901, page 27
Date
1873
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