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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
Date October 1784 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored etching of Lunardi's balloon ascending from the Artillery Ground on September 15, 1784. This was the first balloon flight in England, although James Tytler, who ascended from Edinburgh on August 25, 1784 was the first to fly in Great Britain. Scene shows balloon ascending above a crowd on the grounds. One of the oars has broken free, and is falling to the ground. 'Published as the Act directs by J. Sewell Oct. 1, 1784.' 'T. Deeble Sc[ulpt.]' Dimensions Mat: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11 in.)
Unmatted: 21.6 × 15.2cm (8 1/2 in. × 6 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140525000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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