The fatal Descent of the Parachute at Lee, by which Mr. Cocking lost his life.

Object Details

Physical Description

Colored lithograph of the fatal descent of Mr. Cocking's parachute from Vauxhall Gardens. The Royal Nassau Balloon, July 24, 1837, piloted by Charles Green accompanied by Edward Spencer, carried Cocking to an altitude of 55,000 feet. The image shows the parachute detached from the balloon and collapsing. It is descending rapidly and Mr. Cocking is in the basket waving his arms.This is the right 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. A20140528000 is the left 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

A20140528001

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.)

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Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station

Restoration Hangar Overlook

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ba8e76b2-42f1-4b47-a074-c98cb3a07d1a

Record ID

nasm_A20140528001