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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
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Aquatint on Paper, Colored Physical Description Aquatint of nine balloons and dirigibles from the 18th and 19th centuries. Descriptions for seven of the balloons are below the print. Less detailed descriptions are incorporated into the print for two of the balloons, including L'Aigle, constructed by the Comte de Lennox in 1834. All text is in French. Separate text titled "Notice Sur la Direction des Aérostats et Sur un Nouveau Systême" is included in the mat. Dimensions Mat: 33 × 40.6cm (13 × 16 in.)
Print: 8.9 × 30.3cm (3 1/2 × 11 15/16 in.)
Text: 8.7 × 16.2cm (3 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
 Alternate Name Projets de Locomotion Aérienne Inventory Number A20140392001 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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