Aerostation pl.2
Dates
- Creation: 18th century
Creator
- Bell, Andrew, 1726-1809 (Engraver, 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.
Biographical / Historical
St. Antoine, Champ de Mars, Versailles, St. Germain
Language of Materials
French
Existence and Location of Originals
Box 5
Physical Description
Art on Paper
Dimensions
26.8 x 20.2 cm
General Note
Engraving showing five images of balloons. Clockwise from top left: Montgolfier’s balloon ascension with Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Giroud de Villete on October 19 1783, Blanchard’s "Vaiseau Volant," the Montgolfier brothers' balloon at Fauxbourg, St. Germain, the Montgolfier balloon launch from Versailles with the first living aeronauts-a sheep, rooster and duck, and Charles’ and Roberts’ launch of the first gas balloon at the Champ de Mars on August 27, 1783.
Repository Details
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