Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper, December 5, 1865
Dates
- Creation: 1863 December 5
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 19
Physical Description
Other
Dimensions
2 pages; 29.3 x 21.8 cm
General Note
First part of a two-part article on balloons and ballooning from Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper, including key events and figures, and descriptions of early aeronautic experiments and inventions. Accompanying illustrations depict Francesco Lana Terzi's airship design and Félix Nadar's balloon "Le Géant."
General Note
Cassell’s Illustrated Family Paper
Subject
- Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis, 1778-1850 (Person)
- Gusmão, Bartholomeu Lourenço de, 1685-1724 (Person)
- Lana Terzi, Francesco, 1631-1687 (Person)
- Cavallo, Tiberius, 1749-1809 (Person)
- Nadar, Félix, 1820-1910 (Person)
- Cavendish, Henry, 1731-1810 (Person)
- Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799 (Person)
- Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810 (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
Repository Details
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