1783 first scientific flight / first manned hydrogen. Balloon flight – illustrated broadside. [aeronautics and aviation] [1783] charles, (jacques alexandre cesar) and robert, (nicolas). Du globe aerostatique, qui s’est eleve de dessus l’un des bassins du jardin. Royal des tuilleries le 1er decembre 1783 a 1. Min, tel qu’ll a du pont royal. (9-3/4 x 7-1/8 inches). 2 x 3/8 inch remnants of mounting tape on reverse, lightly soiled. December 1, charles accompanied by nicolas robert made a much more spectacular. Flight than de rozier and the marquis d’arlandes. More scientifically charles than the montgolfiere flight even to the degree of carrying a. As well as sandbags, the. Hydrogen balloon remained aloft for two hours and covered a distance of nearly twenty-five. ” – edward jablonski’s “man with wings. Top 80 percent is given to the illustration. The lower 20 is text describing. The historic event, the text drawn from the journal de paris for december 2-3,1783.The item “1783 FIRST SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT / FIRST MANNED HYDROGEN BALLOON FLIGHT Broadside” is in sale since Tuesday, April 14, 2015. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “hamiltonsrarebooks” and is located in Williamsburg, Virginia. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Original/Reproduction: Original 1783 Printing