Canvas Print: Salle De Conferences Conferences Experimentales Sur La Navigation
Canvas Print: Salle De Conferences Conferences Experimentales Sur La Navigation
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  • Title: Salle De Conferences Conferences Experimentales Sur La Navigation Aerienne Par L'ingenieur Camille Vert, De La Drome Le Plus Leger Que L'air Par Le Poisson Volant : Le Plus Lourd Que L'air Par L'homme Aile.., circa 1859
  • Description: Broadside announcing a conference on flight designs by Camille Vert. Includes pictures of a lighter-than-air 'flying fish' airship and a heavier-than-air 'winged man' ornithopter.
  • Subjects: Aeronautics--France--1850-1870, Airships--1850-1870, Meetings--France--1850-1870, Ornithopters--1850-1870, Vert, Camille--Associated objects
  • 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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