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dc.creatorGarnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823en_US
dc.date1803en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28T16:30:49Z
dc.date.available2022-01-28T16:30:49Z
dc.date.issued1803en_US
dc.identifierVBI_000394
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193368
dc.descriptionAccount by André-Jacques Garnerin of a balloon ascent and subsequent parachute descent made from St. George's parade grounds in London on September 21, 1802. This was the first time Garnerin made a parachute descent in England. An accompanying engraving shows the balloon with parachute attached, and a smaller image with the parachute detached.en_US
dc.descriptionFor more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/660en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.rightsNo Copyright - United Statesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/en_US
dc.subjectParachutesen_US
dc.subjectBalloonistsen_US
dc.subjectBallooningen_US
dc.subjectGarnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823en_US
dc.subjectStanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816en_US
dc.titleM. Garnerin's Own Accounten_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.publisher.institutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collectionsen_US
dc.type.genreclippings (information artifacts)
dc.contributor.displayauthor: Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823en_US


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