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The Bicycle 4321, Johnson's Specification, 1818, Printed in 1857 (engraving)

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The Bicycle 4321, Johnson's Specification, 1818, Printed in 1857 (engraving)

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English School, (19th century) / English

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1818 AD (C19th AD)

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Denis Johnson created an improved version of the German Karl Drais's Draisine, the archetypal bicycle. Johnson's ‘pedestrian curricle’ was patented in London in December 1818, becoming Britain's first bicycle.

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