The Peat Cart: Cutting peat, also called turf

The Peat Cart: Cutting peat, also called turf, on the Yorkshire Moors. Stacks of peat which have been cut earlier can be seen on the hillside. A primitive cart with wheels made of three pieces of wood is being filled. On the left specialised peat shovels are propped against a pile of peat, near a small hack barrow similar to those used in brick works. From The Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker (Leeds, 1814.) Hand coloured aquatint

1814 Aquatint Barrow Earlier Filled Hack Heating Hillside Moors Peat Pile Propped Shovels Similar Specialised Stacks Turf

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