Aeronautics, pl. 1, Montgolfiers' Balloon
Dates
- Creation: 1818 April
Creator
- Fenner, Rest (Publisher, Person)
- Clement, Joseph (Artist, Person)
- Warren, Ambrose William, 1781?-1856 (Artist, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Access to the Theodore Newton Vail Collection of Aeronautical Images, Broadsides and Clippings is not authorization to publish. Separate written application for permission to publish must be made to the Institute Archives. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection.
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Box 3
Physical Description
Art on Paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.6 cm
General Note
A technical illustration depicting various wing and balloon designs and ascents and descents by important aeronauts: "Lana's aeronautic machine," "Montgolfiers' balloon," "Blanchard's balloon," "Garnerin ascending [and] descending" in his parachute, the inflation of "Charles & Roberts' balloon," the "form of the wings employed by Lunardi," and the "form of the wings employed by Blanchard."
Repository Details
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