Aerostation.  1. Montgolfier's Balloon.  2. Blanchard's. 3. Charles and Roberts's. 4. Leonardi's.  5. Baldwin's View over the city of Chester from Lunardi's balloon.

Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex; Pass, J.

Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex; Pass, J.

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URI

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193157

Date

1803

Description

Engraving showing the balloons of four aeronauts used in important ascensions: Montgolfier Brothers, Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard, J.A.C. Charles and M.N. Robert, and Vincent Lunardi (shown clockwise from top left). In the center is a representation of Thomas Baldwin's aerial view of Chester from Lunardi's balloon.

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Subject

aerial views, Balloons (aircraft)