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)

Keywords

History of ballooning Balloon flight Aerostation Box object balloon hot-air balloon Paris France Jacques Charles Robert brothers 18th century Exploit