Blanchard's balloon and apparatus
A representation of Jean-Pierre Blanchard's balloon and apparatus, with annotations. Below the large round balloon is a parachute, and under that two men in the gondola with wings for steering
Picture No
10610361
Media ID
48036317
Size
2945px x 5000px
(3.7MB)
Credit
©The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library)/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed
Date
1780s
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1780s Annotations Ballooning Blanchard Gondola Handwriting Handwritten Parachute Steering
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