Print, Wood Engraving on Paper, Uncolored, THE GREAT MONTGOLFIER BALLOON. THE PENNY SATIRIST. A CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. NO. 58, VOL. 2.
Uncolored wood engraving of the ascent of the Montgolfier balloon that took place on May 24, 1838 in honor of the Queen's birthday. The print is from the front page of The Penny Satirist newspaper, No. 58, Vol. 2., which was published two days after the event.
Created by
Vanessa Nagengast
Date Created
02/20/2015
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Art
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