4 0 c m
33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
Hand-coloured engraving by A Bell, posibly for an encyclopaedia, showing a number of early hot air balloons, including: Montgolfier's balloon, used in the ascent at Fauxbourg, St Antoine; Blanchard's 'Vaiseau Volant' balloon; Charles and Robert's balloon from their ascent at the Champ de Mars; the Montgolfier's Versailles balloon; and the Montgolfier's balloon used in the ascent at Fauxbourg, St Germain - all in France.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10411116
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