Ashburn Park, King's Road, Chelsea. Aerial Voyages Over London, Every Day (Weather Permitting) From 1 Till 7 P.M., With the Immense and New Steam Captive Balloon, constructed on the same system as that which acted with such success at the Universal Exhibition of 1867, in Paris.
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Object Details
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Broadside Poster, Wood Engraving on Paper, Uncolored
Physical Description
Broadside Poster advertising balloon rides from Ashburn Park over London. Wood engraving shows an image of the balloon tethered in the arena. This balloon is based on the design of the balloon used at the Universal Exhibition of 1867 in Paris. Prices for entering the arena and riding the balloon are at the bottom of the poster.
'Nassau Steam Press--60, St. Martin's Lane, W.C.'
Dimensions
Mat (H x W): 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 26.4 × 17.5cm (10 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.) Inventory Number
A20140846000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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