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Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Colored Physical Description Hand-colored etching of Charles and Robert's balloon flight from the Garden of the Tuilleries on December 1, 1783. Scene shows a very large crowd gathered in the gardens with the balloon aloft. A small map charting the paths of the first three balloons flown from Paris (August, November, and December 1783) is below the scene. Around the map is a description of the event in French. 'A Paris chez Chercau ruë de Mathurins, auxdeux Pillers d'Or.' Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 25.2 × 28.9cm (9 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140581000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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