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Descente de la Machine

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VBI-000087-001_sv.jpg

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1.22 MB

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JPEG

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a4fbf3e57c7bd2ae9baa82044cc4b582

Date
1783
Location
Nesle (France)
Description
Colored etching depicting the first descent of J.A.C. Charles and M.N. Robert in a field and the men who arrived at the landing site. The caption explains the details of the December 1, 1783 flight. Originally printed in Représentation du globe aérostatique... by J.A.C. Charles
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Still Image
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No Copyright - United States
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