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Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Printed Cards, Chromolithograph, Colored Physical Description Set of three chromolithograph printed cards. I. Depicts the first flight of the Montgolfier balloon on November 21, 1783. Shows the balloon aloft over a river with an image of Rozier's profile in the bottom corner. "Collection 476. 1re Sérre (No. 4) Romanet & Cie. Imp. Eqit. Paris." II. Depicts 5 numbered images. 1 and 2 are images of unidentified men. 3 shows a balloon aloft over a field. 4 shows the balloon "Le Progres." The last shows tools on a table. III. Depicts the descent of Jaques Garnein in a parachute in 1797. The image shows him in the parachute shortly after detaching the balloon. A portrait of Garnerin is in the lower left corner of the image. "Collection 476. 2éme Série (No. 4) Romanet & Cie. Imp. Edit. Paris." Dimensions Mat: 35.6 × 48.3cm (14 × 19 in.)
Card 1: 11.4 × 7.6cm (4 1/2 in. × 3 in.)
Card 2: 7.8 × 11.7cm (3 1/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
Card 3: 11.3 × 7.6cm (4 7/16 in. × 3 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140639000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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