Title
Button decorated with Charles et Robert's balloon
Caption
Button
Charles and Robert's balloon 1st December 1783.
Painted design on vellum (diameter 3.6 cm)
Inscription "A Dieu" (Farewell/ Till God)
Muller-Quênot Collection
Info+
On Monday 1st December 1783, in the jardins des Tuileries, Charles and Robert rose into the air on board their hydrogen balloon for an hour and forty minutes. That same day at a quarter to four the machine landed between the villages of Nesle and Hédouville in the Prairie de Nesle, 9 leagues north west of Paris, near the town of Beaumont sur l'Oise. The aerostatic machine began to descend in the Prairie de Nesle having previously obtained landing permission from the duke of Chatres, Mr de Fitz James and three parsons from the surrounding areas. Mr Charles set off on his own again in the craft in front of the same spectators.
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_102
License type
Rights managed
Available size
35,2Mb (1,9Mb) / 12,6in x 10,9in / 3780 x 3259 (300dpi)