omnibus

traffic, transportation, mobility

Large road vehicle for the transport of passengers.

In the past, the omnibus was a horse-drawn carriage.

Traveljournal 1845

Crossing the Channel and Mr. Hamer’s travel tips, 21 July 1845
Fischer writes a letter to his granddaughter, 29 July 1845

Traveljournal 1846

Schaffhausen–Ostend, 15–17 October 1846
The Butterley Works and a highway robbery at Alfredton, 26 October 1846
Technical spectacles at the Polytechnical Institution, 2 November 1846
Fischer picks up his photographs and meets a new travelling companion, 2 November 1846

Traveljournal 1851

The exhibition site: first impressions, 17 June 1851
Fischer’s second visit, 19 June 1851
A fulfilling Sunday spent writing, 22 June 1851
Fischer’s fourth visit, 23 June 1851
Further highlights of the Exhibition, 29 June 1851

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Cite as: omnibus. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-9698, viewed on 6 June 2025.

[[title]] — Schillibeer’s horse omnibus (artist unknown, 1902)