• Print, Engraving on Paper, AEROSTAT ENLEVE AU LUXEMBOURG
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    Aerostat Enleve au Luxembourg, 18 June 1786. This print depicts the first-ever night ascent, undertaken by Pierre Tetu-Brissy. he remained aloft for eleven hours on this occasion, riding out a storm.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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11/23/2021

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Art; Aviation

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