Descent of Jacopo, The Monkey, in a Parachute from Green's Balloon
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Date
1832-1842Description
An image depicting the parachute descent of Jacopo the monkey. Above the image is a title: Descent of Jacopo, The Monkey, in a Parachute / from Green's Balloon / (Copied by permission from a Drawing by the late Mr. Cocking). On the reverse side is an excerpt of an article on ballooning history which mentions aeronauts Chevalier Paul Andreani, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and M.N. Robert. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/296
Subject
Balloons (aircraft), Monkeys, Parachutes, Balloonists, Ballooning, Graham, Margaret Bloy, Graham, George, active 1823-1853