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This object is on display in Hangar Overlook at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Hangar Overlook
Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Aquatint on Paper, Uncolored Artist Claude Louis Desrais
 Physical Description Uncolored aquatint of Blanchard and Jeffries' flight from Dover to Calais on January 7, 1785. Balloon is aloft over field with farmers observing from the ground. Six line poem is under scene, signed Bassett. Title is actually, "Premier Passage Aerien de la Mer." 'A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques au coin de celle de Mathurins. Avec Priviledge du Roy. Par son tres Humble et trés Obeissant Serviteur.' Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 30 × 37cm (11 13/16 × 14 9/16 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 44.4cm × 53.3cm × 3.8cm (17 1/2 × 21 × 1 1/2 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140644000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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