Hand-colored etching of Lunardi's ascension from the Artillery Grounds, London on May 13, 1785. Image shows the balloon shortly after takeoff with a modest crowd of spectators gathered in the grounds to watch. Created by Vanessa Nagengast Date Created 04/29/2015 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Art Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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