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The Battle of the Balloons

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Name

VBI-000386-001_sv.jpg

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1.38 MB

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JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

82e0c678dc86eef7bd230a39b65a2bd3

Date
1779-1789
Description
Satirical print showing men in two French balloons fighting men in two English balloons. The baskets of the French balloons are boat shaped, and the English balloon baskets are rectangular. Each balloon has a flag, a sail and cannons. Beneath the image is engraved: Behold an odd Fight, two odd Nations between/ Such odd fighting as this was never yet seen/ But such fights will be common (as Dunce to feel Rod)/ In the Year of One Thousand eight Hundred and odd.
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Type
Still Image
Rights
No Copyright - United States
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