Title
Adorne's flight in Strasbourg on 21st MAy 1784
Caption
Sir Adorne's aerostatic experiments throughout March and MAy 1784
Framed etching (57 x 44 cm)
Muller-Quênot Collection
Info+
Aerostatic experiments of Sir Adorne, an optician, with his first attempts at la Citadelle de Strasbourg in March 1784 with a balloon 80in in height with a circumference of 156, displacing the 113.310 cubic feet of atmospheric air with a weight of 261/2 quintals in total.
This etching was created to announce the planned experiment on 21st May 1784. The balloon was destroyed during a test flight on 15th May 1784 and the experiment never took place.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim
Reference
MQR10A00_184
License type
Rights managed
Available size
59,9Mb (4,3Mb) / 13,8in x 16,8in / 4146 x 5046 (300dpi)