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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin France Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Colored Physical Description Colored etching of crowds gathered in Paris to watch the takeoff of a balloon. Text in French and German on bottom. French text in reverse on top, indicating that the print was meant to be viewed in a zograscope. The printed caption is incorrect. The print shows the first flight of a small gas balloon by J.A.C. Charles on 27 August 1783. This is not a Montgolfier flight as the printed information indicates. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 33 × 47cm (13 in. × 18 1/2 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 48.3cm × 62.2cm × 3.8cm (19 in. × 24 1/2 in. × 1 1/2 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140388000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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