The Natives of Tournea Lapmark
Clarke, Edward Daniel, 1769-1822; Cadell, Thomas, 1773-1836
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Date
1819Description
Engraving depicting a balloon ascent from within the arctic circle. A group of "natives of Tournea Lapmark" are gathered to watch. Likely a depiction of an event described by the mineralogist Edward Daniel Clarke, later published in "The Life and Remains of Edward Daniel Clarke" by William Otter. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/362
Subject
Balloons (aircraft), Audiences, Balloon ascensions