Description: Description of Photograph This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago. Title: [Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783] Date Created/Published: [1783?] Summary: Drawing shows Jacques Charles and Nicolas Marie-Noel Robert standing in their hydrogen-filled balloon waving flags, beginning their ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, with the Versailles Palace in the background. Thousands of spectators are gathered in the foreground to witness the first manned gas balloon flight. Notes: 'Anonymous engraving on the same lines, with print entitled 'To the honour of Messrs. Charls and Robert'' typed on accompanying note. Possibly drawn by Antoine Fran�ois Sergent-Marceau who engraved a pair of balloon prints 'Exp�rience de Charles et Robert dans le jardin des Tiuleries, 1 d�cembre 1783' and 'Descente de l'a�rostat dans la prairie de Nesles.' Title from accompanying note. Tissandier collection. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 109 & 210. Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 32. Credit line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Tissandier Collection, [Reproduction Number]. Subjects: Charles, Jacques Alexandre C�sar,--1746-1823. Robert, M. N.--(Marie-No�l),--1761-1826. Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1780-1790. Balloons (Aircraft)--France--Paris--1780-1790. Jardin des Tuileries (Paris, France)--1780-1790. Graphite drawings--1780-1790. Bookmark /94508310/ Bookmark:94508310 Bookmark:94508310 Size Approximately 8x12 inches. Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions. Want to purchase the Original? The original is not for sale. Return Policy We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo) Quality This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium DNP Dye-Sublimation Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime. Shipping We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible. Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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