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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date October 1, 1803 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored etching of diagrams of two types of balloons. The diagram on the left shows the inflation and ascension of a gas balloon. The diagram on the right shows the inflation apparatus and ascension of a hot air balloon. Each diagram is labeled with numbers and letters, but the corresponding key is not present. 'Published as the Act directs, Octr. 1, 1803, by Longman & Rees, Paternoster Row. Engraved by William Lowry.' Dimensions Mat (H x W): 27.9 × 35.6cm (11 × 14 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 20 × 26.4cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140806000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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