Aerostation. 1 Montgolfier's Balloon. 2. Blanchard's. 3. Charles & Robert's. 4. Lunardi's. 5. Baldwin's View over the City of Chester, from Lunardi's Balloon.

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Object Details

Physical Description
Uncolored etching with five ballooning scenes.
1. shows Montgolfier's balloon aloft.
2. shows Blanchard's balloon aloft.
3. shows Charles and Robert's first small balloon flown on the Champ de Mars being inflated with gas.
4. shows Lunardi's balloon on the ground still attached to the gas barrels.
5. shows Thomas Baldwin's view of Chester from Lunardi's balloon.
Each scene has a number which corresponds to the title at the bottom of the page.
'Published as the Act directs, Jany. 16th, 1796, by J. Wilkes.' 'Barber sculp.'
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
January 16, 1796
Inventory Number
A20140524000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored
Dimensions
Mat: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11 in.)
Unmatted: 25.4 × 19.2cm (10 in. × 7 9/16 in.)
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Record ID
nasm_A20140524000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv912be4366-ad3d-4b2b-8af7-6b7da5ec6ccc

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