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Image Title: Le Ballon De Lyon, Nomme Le De Flesselles De 120 Pieds De Haut Sur 102 Diametre, D'apres Les Dimensions Donnees Par Mr. Montgolfier Et Eleve Des Brotteaux Jusqu?apres De 1400 Toises, Le 19 Janvier 1784

Date: 1784

Summary: Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)

Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Lyon--1780-1790
Balloons (Aircraft)--France--Lyon--1780-1790
Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel,--1740-1810
Pilatre de Rozier, Jean-Francois,--1754-1785

Original Media: Etching

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