The Great Montgolfier; or, Fire Balloon

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Name

VBI-000340-001_sv.jpg

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1.24 MB

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JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

8153762187e93f7e1ed48f9546c658c8

Date

1838

Location

Zoological Gardens (Chessington, Surrey)

Description

Article about a new montgolfier balloon scheduled to ascend from the Surrey Zoological Gardens in London on Queen Victoria's birthday in May 1838. The balloon's mechanics and its improvements over the original montgolfier are explained. An accompanying illustration depicts how the balloon will appear for the event.

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Keywords

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901

Type

Text

Rights

No Copyright - United States

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http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

Persistent Link

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193314