• Print, Engraving on Paper, Colored
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    Poisson Aerostatique, 10 March, 1784. Whimsical print depicts a landscape scene of two towns, "Coria" and "Plazentia," in Spain, flanking a river, both equipped with castles. A small gathering in the foreground watch as a balloon, shaped like a saw-fish, and ridden by three men with giant leaf-like paddles, passes over head.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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03/09/2022

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Art; Aviation

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