Luigi Piana, aereonauta Bolognese
Luigi Piana, aereonauta Bolognese. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Luigi Piana. Includes a map of his various balloon ascents from Rome, with a note that he was killed on his fifth ascent on November 27, 1853. A vignette showing a balloon ascension is above the portrait. (Source: AG Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.). Date between 1853 and 1900
Picture No
10598524
Media ID
47450742
Size
2645px x 3585px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Library of Congress
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Ascension Ascent Ascents Balloonist Balloonists Bolognese Includes Luigi Piana Renstrom Source Tissandier Vignette
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