Aerostation [fig. 1-5]

Digital Record

Identifier: VBI_000099

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Digital Object (mixed_materials)

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Dates

Creation: 1796 January 16

Creator

Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex (Publisher, 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

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

Box 5

Related Materials

VBI_000096

Physical Description

Art on Paper

Dimensions

24.9 x 19.1 cm

General Note

Engraving showing four balloons: Montgolfiers’, Blanchard’s, Charles & Robert’s, and Lunardi’s, at the corners of the page, with a center engraving showing Baldwin’s aerial view over Chester from Lunardi’s balloon.

Subjects

Genre / Form

Geographic

Chester (England)

Topical

Linked Records

Theodore N. Vail Collection of Aeronautical Prints, Broadsides, and Clippings | Aerostation [fig. 1-5], 1796 January 16

Repository Details

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