Mr. Cocking

Clerk, W.; Tregear, G. S. (Gabriel Shir), active 19th century
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193222
Date
1832-1842
Description
Lithograph in three parts depicting Robert Cocking's fatal parachute crash of July 24, 1837. A portrait of Robert Cocking at center is flanked by an image of his parachute ascending attached to the Royal Nassau Balloon on the left and the rapidly descending parachute on the right.
 
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Subject
Balloons (aircraft), Parachutes, Balloon ascensions, Ballooning -- Accidents, Cocking, Robert
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