1783 FIRST SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT / FIRST MANNED HYDROGEN BALLOON FLIGHT – ILLUSTRATED BROADSIDE. [Aeronautics and Aviation] [1783] Charles, (Jacques Alexandre Cesar) and Robert, (Nicolas). Representation 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 Ete Vu Du Pont Royal. 25-1/4 x 18 cm. (9-3/4 x 7-1/8 inches). Two – 2 x 3/8 inch remnants of mounting tape on reverse, lightly soiled. On December 1, Charles accompanied by Nicolas Robert made a much more spectacular flight than De Rozier and the Marquis d’Arlandes. More scientifically conceived by Charles than the Montgolfiere flight (even to the degree of carrying a thermometer and barometer as well as sandbags), the first man-carrying hydrogen balloon remained aloft for two hours and covered a distance of nearly twenty-five miles – Edward Jablonski’s Man With Wings. The 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 Wednesday, November 20, 2019. 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
