• Print, Engraving on Paper, A CONSULTATION PREVIOUS TO AN AERIAL VOYAGE FROM LONDON TO WEILBURG IN NASSAU ON THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1836
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    Engraving on paper titled A Consultation previous to an Aerial Voyage from London to Weilburg in Nassau on the 7th day of November 1836, 7 November 1836. An ensemble portrait with a balloon peaking out from behind a tree in the background. Group portrait includes (from left to right) W. Prideaux, J. Hollins, W. M. James, Robert Hollond, Charles Green, and Thomas Monck Mason. In this scene, the aeronauts are planning a 500 mile flight which was undertaken by Green and Monck Mason. The flight, taken in the "Royal Vauxhall" took them across Western Europe from London to Weilburg in Nassau (Germany).

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11/23/2021

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