The Column erected by public Authority to commemorate the Event, and placed in the Forest of Guines, on the Spot where Dr. Jeffries and M. Blanchard alighted after their aerial Voyage from England into France, the 7th of January 1785.
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Object Details
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored
Physical Description
Uncolored etching of the column erected to commemorate the spot where Jeffries and Blanchard landed on January 7, 1785 at the end of their voyage from England to France. Scene shows a column topped by a balloon in a wooded area.
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 30.5 × 24.6cm (12 in. × 9 11/16 in.) Inventory Number
A20140612000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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