Canvas Print: The 'aerostatic Globe' Balloon, Belonging To Jacques Charles And
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Canvas Print: The 'aerostatic Globe' Balloon, Belonging To Jacques Charles AndCanvas Print The aerostatic Globe Balloon Belonging To Jacques Charles And
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  • Title: The 'aerostatic Globe' Balloon, Belonging To Jacques Charles And Marie-Noel Robert, Descending On The Plain Of Nesle, Near Beaumont, France, circa 1783
  • Description: Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.
  • Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--1780-1790, Balloons (Aircraft)--France--1780-1790, Charles, Jacques Alexandre Cesar,--1746-1823, Robert, M. N.--(Marie-Noel),--1761-1826, Spectators--France--1780-1790
  • 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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