The Ascent of the Royal Nassau Balloon from Vauxhall with the Parachute attached.
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Object Details
- Physical Description
- Colored lithograph of the ascent of the Royal Nassau Balloon, piloted by Charles Green accompanied by Edward Spencer, from Vauxhall Gardens, July 24, 1837. The balloon is shown aloft over trees and buildings. Mr. Cocking's parachute is attached below the gondola, and he is waving from the basket. This is the left half of a larger page that had two lithographs side by side. It has at some point been cut in half to display the lithographs seperately. A20140528001 is the right half.
- 'The Sketch taken by Eyewitness.' 'London Published by William Follit Sidney, Leicester Square, & Reeves & Sons, Cheapside.'
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
- Inventory Number
- A20140528000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ART-Prints, Original
- Medium
- Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 27.9 × 18.7cm (11 in. × 7 3/8 in.)
- 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 44.4cm × 35.6cm × 3.8cm (17 1/2 × 14 × 1 1/2 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20140528000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f21b8d8b-81a9-4e26-80a2-abc4c44a1cc1
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