Macchina Aereostatica: Costruita ed Clevata in Firenze Dal Sig. Fedele Carmine; Profesore Macchinista Alla Presenza delle LL. AA. RR. Nel Mese di Novembre 1788.
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Object Details
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Etching on Paper, Colored
Physical Description
Colored etching of a gas balloon aloft with a man looking through a telescope in the large gondola. Caption in Italian notes that the scene represents a November 1788 ascent of an "aerosatatic machine" designed by Fedel Carmine and built in Florence, Italy .
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 34 × 25.7cm (13 3/8 × 10 1/8 in.) Inventory Number
A20140491000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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