Picture No | 10150452 |
Date | 27 August 1783 |
Description | Charles, Robert, Balloon |
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Unmanned balloon, filled with 'inflammable Air drawn from Iron by means of a Vitriolic Acid' travels from the Champ de Mars to Gonzesse where it is attacked by peasants.
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Source | Contemporary engraving by an unnamed artist, published by Wallis in London two months later |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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