dc.creator | Unknown | en_US |
dc.date | 1783 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T16:24:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T16:24:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1783 | en_US |
dc.identifier | VBI_000107 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193081 | |
dc.description | Engraving depicting the September 19 1783 ascent of the Montgolfier balloon that carried the sheep, rooster and duck who were the first live aeronauts. A wicker basket is suspended beneath the balloon, which is rising from a platform where five men stand watching. | en_US |
dc.description | For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/375 | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | No Copyright - United States | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | platforms | en_US |
dc.subject | Balloons (aircraft) | en_US |
dc.subject | Balloon ascensions | en_US |
dc.title | The Original Air Balloon | en_US |
dc.type | Still Image | en_US |
dc.publisher.institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections | en_US |
dc.type.genre | prints (visual works) | |