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Robins Elisabeth (w2441)

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  • Description: Elisabeth Robins and her husband Joseph Pennell toured Italy by bicycle in 1884. She was the first woman to traverse ten Alpine passes between Switzerland, Austria, and Italy in 1887. Many other adventures are documented in their books
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1855-1936
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
  • Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Pennell J., Robins E., A Canterbury pilgrimage, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1885.
Precursori, Forerunners, Précurseurs
Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
Personaggi fittizi, Fictional character, Personnages de fiction

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