Book Available 2017/18

Containing:

A history of personal urban sedan transport in Great Britain with reference to ‘mainland Europe’
Many original prints of the period
Glossary of English sedan terms
Extant summary by country/region of around 1,130 sedan chairs
Summary of over 1,130 sedan chairs by country or region of manufacture
Descriptive text of popular extant styles by period with illustrations

Advertisements of pre-owned sedan chairs in British newspapers

Percentage of surviving English Sedan Chairs per decade of manufacture

Percentage of surviving French Sedans (Chaises à Porteurs) per decade of manufacture

Percentage of surviving Italian Sedans (Portantina) per decade of manufacture

30% -

20% -

10% -

0% -

before 1710

1710s

1720s

1730s

1740s

1750s

1760s

1770s

1780s

1790s

1800s

1810s

1820s

1830s

after 1840

Seven Year War

American War of Independence

French Revolution & Napoleonic Wars