1807 February 15th ‘Miseries of Travelling’ in Jane Austen’s times. The Overloaded Coach Series By Thomas Rowlandson. Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794–1829). Hand colored etching.


1813 Spa Terrace. From: Poetical Sketches of Scarborough. Meant as souvenirs and not intended for publication. By Thomas Rowlandson & Aquatint by John Bluck and Joseph Stadler. Via Wikimedia Commons commons.wikimedia.org (PD-ART) Spa towns were very fashionable retreats from London’s pollution for people in Jane Austen’s times.

