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Title
Box displaying the first balloon flight experiments, 1783
Caption
Box displaying the first balloon flight experiments on 1st December 1783: Charles and Roberts' flight to the Tuileries. The balloon is above the pont Neuf and the fontaine de la Samaritaine in Paris
Burl and tortoiseshell with miniatures (9.7cm)
Muller-Quênot Collection
Info+
Four hundred thousand parisians were assembled in the Tuileries to witness the departure of the second aerial voyage.
Date
1783
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_009
License type
Rights managed
Available size
37,9Mb (2,2Mb) / 12,6in x 11,7in / 3780 x 3509 (300dpi)