dc.creator | Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex | en_US |
dc.creator | Pass, J. | en_US |
dc.date | 1803 June 18 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T16:25:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T16:25:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1803 | en_US |
dc.identifier | VBI_000183 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193157 | |
dc.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. | en_US |
dc.description | For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/452 | 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 | aerial views | en_US |
dc.subject | Balloons (aircraft) | en_US |
dc.title | 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. | 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) | |
dc.contributor.display | publisher: Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex; engraver: Pass, J. | en_US |