Aeronautica; or, The history of aviation and aerostation, told in contemporary autograph letters, books, broadsides, drawings, engravings, manuscripts, newspapers, paintings, posters, press notices, etc., dating from the year 1557 to 1880 (1900)
J. Pearson & Co · [London : J. Pearson & Co. · leaf 35
famous artist, Wheatley. It illustrates (i) the making of LunardisBalloon, (2) its inflation and (3) ascent, (4) the Balloon at its heightand (5) descent. (See Illustration.) There is, moreover, a veryearly trial-proof of the stipple engraving (by Bartolozzi) known asThe Aerial Travellers (in which… … No. tiO. \\Hti\TlL\ |»r CuUiiiguc;. 19th January 1785, who, on the following 19th July, attempted tocross the St. Georges Channel but fell into the sea. The second person who ascended from Ireland was RichardMacguire. Mr, Crosbie inflated his Balloon on the 12th May 1785, but itwas unable to take…
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