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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date January 16, 1796 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Colored Physical Description Colored etching with five ballooning scenes. 1. shows Montgolfier's balloon aloft. 2. shows Blanchard's balloon aloft. 3. shows Charles and Robert's first small balloon flown on the Champ de Mars being inflated with gas. 4. shows Lunardi's balloon on the ground still attached to the gas barrels. 5. shows Thomas Baldwin's view of Chester from Lunardi's balloon. Each scene has a number which corresponds to the title at the bottom of the page. 'Published as the Act directs, Jany. 16th, 1796, by J. Wilkes.' 'Barber sculp.' Dimensions Mat (H x W): 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 26.7 × 19.7cm (10 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140861000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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