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Image Title: Panorama De Paris. Vu De La Nacelle Du Grand Ballon Captif A Vapeur De La Cour Des Tuileries, 1878

Date: 1878

Summary: French poster shows the basket of Henri Giffard's captive balloon and a bird's-eye view of Paris to advertise balloon ascensions at the 1878 world's fair.

Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1870-1880
Captive balloons--France--Paris--1870-1880
Exhibitions--France--Paris--1870-1880
Giffard, Henri,--1825-1882--Associated objects
Paris Universal Exposition of 1878

Original Media: Poster|Lithograph

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