Aerostation pl.I
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Date
1822-1832Description
Engraving illustrating an article on Aerostation from the Encyclopaedia Edinensis depicting three historically important balloons flying over city buildings. Shown from left to right: the balloons of the Montgolfier brothers', James Sadler, and Jean-Pierre Blanchard. The balloonists are pictured in their respective balloons. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/374
Subject
Balloons (aircraft), Balloonists, Sadler, James, 1751-1828, Montgolfier, Jacques-Etienne, 1745-1799, Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel, 1740-1810, Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809