Montgolsier [sic], A First Rate of the French Aerial Navy.
£750.00 GBP • Used
Etching, 385 x 260 mm. sheet size, the lettering a little faded. Satire on the possibilities of "aerial navigation," a term that quickly came into use after the Montgolfier brothers' exp...
Etching, 385 x 260 mm. sheet size, the lettering a little faded. Satire on the possibilities of "aerial navigation," a term that quickly came into use after the Montgolfier brothers' experiments, and related to a balloon ascent from Versailles on 10 Sept. 1783 (with a wicker cage, containing a sheep, cock, and duck, attached). See BM Prints 1851,0901.152
Product Info
Publisher: E. Dachery, 25th October, 1783.
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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