| dc.coverage.spatial | Nantes à Brest Canal (France) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Unknown | en_US |
| dc.date | 1851 December 6 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-28T16:32:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-28T16:32:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1851 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | VBI_000458 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193432 | |
| dc.description | Article about two ascents by M. Poitevin, one on horseback and one in a group of 6 other aeronauts, one of whom descended in a parachute. The accompanying illustration shows a balloon ascending with an attached parachute and a crowd watching from steps on the banks of the Nantes. | en_US |
| dc.description | For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/724 | 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 | Crowds | en_US |
| dc.subject | Parachutes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Horses | en_US |
| dc.subject | Balloons (aircraft) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ballooning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Poitevin, M., active 17th century-18th century | en_US |
| dc.subject | The Illustrated London News | en_US |
| dc.title | Ascent of Mr. Poitevin's Balloon from Nantes | 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) | |
