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Allarme Generale de Habitans de Gonesse

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VBI-000244-001_sv.jpg

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1.26 MB

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JPEG

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3a36c96aeaf29bba4156241414b8cf20

Date
1778-1788
Location
Gonesse
Description
Etching and engraving depicting villagers from Gonesse, France attacking the first gas balloon with pitchforks and other weapons, after it descended in the center of their town on August 27, 1783. A caption describes the event and the balloon and mistakenly identifies it as belonging to Montgolfier, though it had been designed and launched by J.A.C. Charles and constructed by M.N. and Jean Robert.
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Still Image
Rights
No Copyright - United States
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