Title

Jacob Degen's flying machine, 1808, (1932). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Jacob Degen's flying machine, 1808, (1932). Flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna, who made his first attempt in his tethered ornithopter in the spring of 1808, aided by a counterweight, and rose to 54 feet. He later added a balloon to his machine and flew several times on November 12 and 15, 1808.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1932

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D51_316

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66,5Mb (3,6Mb) / 20,2in x 12,8in / 6047 x 3846 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation flying flight science color aircraft century thirties aviation invention contraption air Transport Colour Flying Machine 19th century 1930s 20th century nineteenth century The Print Collector Unknown Eugene Euge cigarette card Josef Garbáty Garbáty Josef Josef Garbaty Garbaty Josef Garbáty-Rosenthal Josef Garbaty-Rosenthal Garbáty-Rosenthal Garbaty-Rosenthal Eugene Garbáty Eugene L. Garbaty Eugene L. Eugene L Garbaty ornithopter Josef Garbáty Eugene Garbáty Moritz Garbáty Jacob Degen cigarette card