About this image...

Image Title: Kermesse Au Jardin Des Plantes (8 Septembre), circa 1850

Creator: Lallemand, Armand Joseph, 1810-approximately 1871, engraver

Date: Between 1850 and 1870?

Summary: Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent and a crowd in the foreground gathered to celebrate a September fair in the Royal Gardens, Paris, France.

Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1850-1870
Balloons (Aircraft)--France--Paris--1850-1870
Fairs--France--Paris--1850-1870
Jardin du roi (France)--1850-1870

Original Media: Engraving

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