The Enterprizing Lunardi's Grand Air Balloon

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VBI-000255-001_sv.jpg

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Date

1784

Description

Etching depicting Vincent Lunardi's balloon ascension from the Artillery Grounds in Moorfield on September 15, 1784. Lunardi, a cat and a dog are in the basket. An oar is falling from the balloon. The caption below describes this event, the first balloon ascent in England.

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Keywords

Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806

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Still Image

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No Copyright - United States

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193229