Vintage poster by James E Kelly of Tom Stevens the first person to cycle around the world 1884-1886, on his penny farthing bicycle. (1887)
Thomas Stevens (24 December 1854– 24 January 1935) was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, from April 1884 to December later searched for Henry Morton Stanley in Africa, investigated the claims of Indian ascetics and became manager of the Garrick Theatre in London.
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