| dc.creator | Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823 | en_US |
| dc.date | 1803 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T16:30:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T16:30:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1803 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | VBI_000394 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193368 | |
| dc.description | Account 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.description | For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/660 | 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 | Parachutes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Balloonists | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ballooning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816 | en_US |
| dc.title | M. Garnerin's Own Account | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dc.publisher.institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | clippings (information artifacts) | |
| dc.contributor.display | author: Garnerin, André Jacques, 1769-1823 | en_US |
