Numbered marker mostly along a road or sometimes also at a boundary

Two men are driving four horses past a milestone to pull a caravan carrying a passenger. Engraving by E. Hacker after A.D. Cooper.

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Two men are driving four horses past a milestone to pull a caravan carrying a passenger. Engraving by E. Hacker after A.D. Cooper.