The Illustrated Weekly Times, Aerial Steam Carriage
Dates
- Creation: 1843 April 1
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 23
Physical Description
Other
Dimensions
4 pages; 41.5 x 29.5 cm
General Note
Article detailing some important inventors and moments in the history of aeronautics, ending with the invention of the aerial steam carriage by Samuel William Henson. Contains illustrations of several significant balloons, a large image of the aerial steam carriage flying over an ocean and a schematic of the carriage design.
General Note
The Illustrated Weekly Times
Subject
- Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809 (Person)
- Henson, William S. (William Samuel), 1805?-1888 (Person)
- Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810 (Person)
- Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799 (Person)
- Robert, M. N. (Marie-Noël), 1761-1826 (Person)
Repository Details
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