Montesson, Charles and Robert's decent in the Nesle valley on 1st December 1783
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Montesson, Charles and Robert's decent in the Nesle valley on 1st December 1783

Caption

A de Montesson
Charles and Robert's decent in the Nesle valley on 1st December 1783
Gouache (12.5 x 12.5 cm)
Muller-Quênot Collection

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On Monday 1st December 1783, Charles and Robert rose majestically into the sky from the jardins des Tuileries at forty minutes past one. The 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.

Date

19th century

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Photo12/Association Muller Quenot Rosheim

Reference

MQR10A00_221

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