Zonder paarden rijdende koets 1696

"Zonder paarden rijdende koets" is a 1696 etching by Cornelis Meijer, a Dutch artist. The print depicts a carriage pulled by a mechanism with a crank. The carriage is full of passengers, including children. The scene takes place in a rural landscape with a distant horizon. The title, “Carretta, o Cocchio che camina Senza Cavalli” (“Cart or Carriage that Travels Without Horses”), suggests that this etching is a depiction of an early attempt at a self-propelled vehicle. Meijer was known for his work documenting new inventions and technologies, making this etching a valuable historical record of early attempts at automotive engineering.