An exact representation of Mr. Sadlers Balloon by which he ascended from the Mermaid at Hackney in Middlesex
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Object Details
Date
August 12, 1811
Type
ART-Prints, Original
Medium
Print, Etching on Paper, Colored
Physical Description
Colored etching of Mr. Sadler's balloon aloft with clouds in the background. Commemorating his ascent from the Mermaid at Hackney in Middlesex.
'Published August 12, 1811 by J. Pitts, No. 14 Great St. Andrew Street, Seven Dials.'
Dimensions
Mat: 34.3 × 25.4cm (13 1/2 in. × 10 in.)
Unmatted: 27.9 × 19.4cm (11 in. × 7 5/8 in.) Inventory Number
A20140485000
Credit Line
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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