Framed Print: Tivoli. Le Dimanche 22 Aout, 1824, Grand Fete Extraordinaire A
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Framed Print: Tivoli. Le Dimanche 22 Aout, 1824, Grand Fete Extraordinaire A

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  • Title: Tivoli. Le Dimanche 22 Aout, 1824, Grand Fete Extraordinaire A L'occasion De La Saint-Louis. Ascension En Balon, Par M. Margat, 1824
  • Description: Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat, August 22, 1824, Tivoli, Paris, at a festival on the occasion of St. Louis Day. Text indicates Margat will stand on an oblong platform below a balloon astride his stag "Coco." (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
  • Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1820-1830, Festivals--France--Paris--1820-1830, Margat, Jean,--1786-1854--Public appearances--France--Paris
  • Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.
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