Print: Experience Aerostatique Faite A Versailles Le 19 Septembre 1783 En
Print: Experience Aerostatique Faite A Versailles Le 19 Septembre 1783 En
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Print: Experience Aerostatique Faite A Versailles Le 19 Septembre 1783 En

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  • Title: Experience Aerostatique Faite A Versailles Le 19 Septembre 1783 En Presence De Leurs Majestes, De La Famille Royale Et De Plus De 130 Milles Spectateurs Par Mrs. De Montgolfier Avec Un Ballon De 57 Pieds De Hauteur, Sur 41 De Diametre A Monsieur De Faujas De St. Fond, De Plusieurs Accademies., 1783
  • Description: Print shows the balloon of Etienne Montgolfier decorated with King Louis XVI's monogram above the Palace of Versailles carry the first passengers in a balloon flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
  • Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1780-1790, Balloons (Aircraft)--France--Paris--1780-1790, Faujas-de-St.-Fond,--cit.--(Barthelemy),--1741-1819--Commemoration, Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne,--1745-1799
  • 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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