Aerostation Pneumatics Plate II
Dates
- Creation: 1803 October 1
Creator
- Lowry, Wilson, 1762-1824 (Engraver, Person)
- Longman and Rees (London, England) (Publisher, Organization)
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
A similar illustration was originally published in Cavallo's "History of Aerostation" in 1785.
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Box 10
Physical Description
Art on Paper
Dimensions
30.0 x 44.2 cm
Sources used for Biographical/Historical note
Hodgson, J.E., History of Aeronautics in Great Britain (Oxford University Press, London, 1924), 96-97.
General Note
Print representing the technical aspects of two types of balloon inflation, shown side by side: gas (on the left) and hot-air (on the right). Above are pictured two balloons filled via the methods below; two aeronauts are in the balloon on the left and one is in the one on the right, perhaps representing the earliest aeronauts.
Repository Details
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