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dc.creatorWilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussexen_US
dc.creatorPass, J.en_US
dc.date1803 June 18en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28T16:25:54Z
dc.date.available2022-01-28T16:25:54Z
dc.date.issued1803en_US
dc.identifierVBI_000183
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193157
dc.descriptionEngraving 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.descriptionFor more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/452en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.rightsNo Copyright - United Statesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/en_US
dc.subjectaerial viewsen_US
dc.subjectBalloons (aircraft)en_US
dc.titleAerostation. 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.typeStill Imageen_US
dc.publisher.institutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collectionsen_US
dc.type.genreprints (visual works)
dc.contributor.displaypublisher: Wilkes, John, of Milland House, Sussex; engraver: Pass, J.en_US


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