A man of the Middle Ages drives a wooden bicycle, in a pave street, in...

A man of the Middle Ages drives a wooden bicycle, in a pave street, in front of frightened spectators (this type of bicycle did not appear until the end of the 19th century) - Lithography based on an illustration by J.E. Rogers, from Francis Cowley Burnand's Passe temps actuels de l'Englance (1836-1917), 1873 - Medieval man riding a wooden velocipede on a cobbled street in front of startled bystanders. (This early bicycle was invented in the late 19th century) Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by J. E. Rogers from Francis Cowley Burnand's “” Present Pastimes of Merrie England, Cassell, London, 1873