• Print, Aquatint on Paper, Colored
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    Aquatint print depicting the ascent of Mr. Sadler at Nottingham, November 1,1813. Jean Pierre Blanchard, who became a noted French balloonist, made unsuccessful attempts to steer or propel a balloon. This print shows one of his winged balloon parachute vehicles ascending from the Champ de Mars on Mar. 2, 1784

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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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