Sujet
The Nassau balloon passing over Liege at night, 1836, (1886). Artist: Unknown
Légende
The Nassau balloon passing over Liege at night, 1836, (1886). Charles Green (1785-1870) built the 'Nassau' balloon which he flew from Vauxhall Gardens in London to Weilburg, Nassau, Germany. It was the world's longest flight at the time, travelling an estimated 480 miles in 18 hours. They flew over Canterbury and Dover, crossed the English Channel, passed over Calais, and Liege in Belgium before landing in Weilburg. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, by Charles Tomlinson, Volume I, (James S Virtue, London, 1886).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1886
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C22_224
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (4,2Mo) / 41,7cm x 30,1cm / 4928 x 3556 (300dpi)