Środki transportu w Tallinie w XVIII wieku

Means of transport are an inseparable part of the material culture of a modern town. The inhabitants of Tallinn in the 18th c. used a wide range of vehicles. They were also well-supplied with appropriate accessories (saddles, horse collars, Krummholz frames). The number of vehicles used depended on the owner’s social position. In the period under consideration among the most popular means of transport were two- or four-wheeled vehicles holding two people, labelled with the French term chaise. In the late 18th c. the inhabitants of Tallinn used numerous peasant sleighs (usually for one person). They also had various vehicles used to transport goods. The article is based on about 500 probate inventories from the 18th c.