Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored
Physical Description
Colored lithograph of a diagram of the aerial ship "The Eagle." The Eagle, developed by the Comte de Lennox, a Scotsman living in France, was exhibited on the grounds of the Aeronautical Society in Kensington, London. It measured 160 feet long, 50 feet high and 40 feet wide, with a capacity of 98,700 cubic feet. The ship was cylindrical with conical ends and had eight paddle-shaped flaps, four on either side, which were intended to be worked backwards and forwards manually by a series of cords and chains. However, the airship proved too heavy to lift its own weight and was destroyed by onlookers after a failed ascent from the Champ de Mars, Paris, on 17th August 1834. Parts of the ship are labeled with letters that correspond to the key at the bottom of the page. Description of the ship is above the key.
Dimensions
Mat (H x W): 33 × 40.6cm (13 × 16 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 21.9 × 28.1cm (8 5/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140638000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonians Terms of Use.