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Aerostatische Machine

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URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193101
Date
1778-1788
Description
Engraving depicting a captive Montgolfier balloon hovering above a platform. In the balloon are two aeronauts (Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Girond de Villete). Two men to the left of the balloon are gathering materials on the platform while the two on the right watch the balloon ascend.
 
For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/395
 
Subject
Balloons (aircraft), platforms, Balloonists, Balloons, Captive, Balloon ascensions, Giroud de Villette, André, Pilâtre de Rozier, Jean-François, 1754-1785
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
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