Colored etching print depicting: Aerostat de Poste This print, probably dating to 1784, illustrates the means of traveling to China and Japan in the year 2040. It is the earliest example of a long line of similar satirical prints culminating in the well-knon -- "La Minerve, vaisseau arien destiné aux découvertes, et proposé à toutes les Académies de l'Europe... " published by Etienne Gaspard Robertson, the famed magician and balloonist in 1804. Caricature-vide Sun Evening Paper Created by Digitized by Kelby Cox Date Created 01/13/2021 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Art; Aviation Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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