Display Status
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Object Details
Date
April 22, 1843
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored
Artist
J. Absolon
Physical Description
Colored lithograph of the "Aerostat" flying machine aloft over a field with a river and city in the background. A diagram of the machine is below the scene with a scale and captions. Text to the right of the diagram has a more detailed description of the machine and how it is operated. The reverse is lined for stabilization, making the reverse of the print inaccessible. After an original drawing by J. Absolon.
'London. Published for the Proprietor by Ackermann & Co. 96, Strand; T. McLean, 26, Haymarket; J. Cross, 18, Holborn; and R. Lambe, 96, Gracechurch Street; 22nd April 1843. J. Absolon delt. C.F. Cheffins Lithogr.'
Dimensions
Mat: 40.6 × 50.8cm (16 × 20 in.)
Unmatted: 34.6 × 42.2cm (13 5/8 × 16 5/8 in.)
Inventory Number
A20140777000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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