Above, Johann (Hans) Hautsch of Nuremberg driving his horseless carriage said to have been powered by clockwork; below, Stephan Farfler, a disabled clockmaker of Altdorf, with two of the hand-powered cars that he devised and built to convey himself to church. Engraving, 1730.

    Date:
    [1730]
    Reference:
    37008i

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: Above, Johann (Hans) Hautsch of Nuremberg driving his horseless carriage said to have been powered by clockwork; below, Stephan Farfler, a disabled clockmaker of Altdorf, with two of the hand-powered cars that he devised and built to convey himself to church. Engraving, 1730. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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