The Enterprizing Lunardi's Grand Air Balloon
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Date
1784Description
Etching depicting Vincent Lunardi's balloon ascension from the Artillery Grounds in Moorfield on September 15, 1784. Lunardi, a cat and a dog are in the basket. An oar is falling from the balloon. The caption below describes this event, the first balloon ascent in England. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/523
Subject
Balloons (aircraft), oars, Cats, Dogs, Balloonists, Balloon ascensions, Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806