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Frontispiece

 Digital Record
Identifier: VBI_000101

Dates

  • Creation: 1825 June 1

Creator

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 5

Related Materials

VBI_000131 VBI_000433

Physical Description

Art on Paper

Dimensions

28.1 x 22.0 cm

General Note

Engraving showing a balloon flying above a Greek architectural square where are gathered a large group of people, buildings, inventions and discoveries significant to the history of Western science, art and philosophy. “Engraved on steel by H.R. Cook from a drawing by Fussell”.

Repository Details

Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository

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