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Object Details
Date c. 1837 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Lithograph on Paper, Uncolored Artist G. Rowe
 Physical Description Uncolored lithograph of the Royal Vauxhall Nassau Balloon ascending from the Montpellier Gardens in Cheltenham on July 3, 1837. The image shows the balloon ascending with a crowd watching from below. A text description of the event is included with the print. There appears to be more text on the other side, showing that this was probably cut from a book with a longer description of the ascension. Both the print and the text are adhered to a larger backing paper. 'Drawn & Printed by G. Rowe, Cheltenham, Published by H. Daries Montpellier Library.' Dimensions Mat: 40.6 × 33cm (16 × 13 in.)
Backing Paper: 39.4 × 21.1cm (15 1/2 × 8 5/16 in.)
Print: 20.8 × 12.1cm (8 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Text: 8.1 × 16.8cm (3 3/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140744000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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