Canvas Print: Depart De Mm. Charles & Robert, Du Jardin Des Tuilleries Dans Leur
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Canvas Print: Depart De Mm. Charles & Robert, Du Jardin Des Tuilleries Dans LeurCanvas Print Depart De Mm Charles Robert Du Jardin Des Tuilleries Dans Leur
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  • Title: Depart De Mm. Charles & Robert, Du Jardin Des Tuilleries Dans Leur Machine Aerostatique, Le 1er Decembre 1783
  • Description: Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles and Marie-Noel Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. "Sic itur ad astra" written in banner above image. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
  • Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1780-1790, Balloons (Aircraft)--France--Paris--1780-1790, Charles, Jacques Alexandre Cesar,--1746-1823, Robert, M. N.--(Marie-Noel),--1761-1826
  • 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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