All on fire, or the doctors disappointed, a view taken in Lo
All on fire, or the doctors disappointed, a view taken in Lord Foleys Garden, Sep. 29, 1784. Print shows second trial by Dr. John Sheldon, anatomist, to launch a balloon at Lord Foley's grounds in Portland Place, London, which resulted in the balloon's destruction by fire (Source: LTC. Rolt, The Aeronauts, 1966, p. 67.). Date Oct. 20, 1784
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