The Aerostatic globe balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles
The Aerostatic globe balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France. Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James. Date 1783?
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1783 Aerostatic Balloonists Beaumont Belonging Chartres Departed Descending Descent Fitz Hydrogen Manned Nesle Tissandier
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