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    Illustration of four famous balloons at the corners (the Montgolfier balloon of 11/21/1783; J.P.F. Blanchard's Channel crossing balloon; J.A.C. Charles' gas balloon of August 1783; and Vincenzo Lunardi's Union Jack balloon from which Mr. Baldwin obtained the aerial view of Chester as shown in the center.

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Digitized by Julie Weinstein

Date Created

03/16/2021

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords

Art; Aviation

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