Sujet
Crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 1785 (1890s). Artist: Anon
Légende
Crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 1785 (1890s). Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard and American Dr John Jeffries made the first aerial crossing of the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon on 7 January 1785. Taking off from Dover, Kent, they landed in the Foret de Felmores, France, approximately four and a half hours later. Famed throughout Europe for his ballooning, on 9 January 1793 Blanchard became the first person to fly a balloon in the USA. From the series The Dream of Flight. From a private collection.
Date
1890
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images
Notre référence
HRM19D91_075
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,5Mo (4,2Mo) / 29,4cm x 43,0cm / 3472 x 5080 (300dpi)