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English: Technical illustration shows early balloon designs: "Lana's aeronautic machine," "Montgolfiers' balloon," "Blanchard's balloon," "Garnerin ascending [and] descending" in his parachute, the "Charles & Roberts' balloon" being inflated, the "form of the wings employed by Lunardi," and the "form of the wings employed by Blanchard."
Français : Illustration technique montrant les tout premiers modèles de ballons. De droite à gauche et de haut en bas: "Machine aéronautique de Lana", "Ballon des Montgolfiers", "Ballon de Blanchard", "Garnerin montant [et] descendant" (avec son parachute), le "Ballon de Charles & Roberts" en train d'être gonflé, la "Forme des ailes employées par Lunardi", et la "Forme des ailes employées par Blanchard".
Date [London] : Published as the act directs, April 1818, by Rest Fenner, Paternoster Row, [1818]
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Author Warren, Ambrose William, 1781?-1856, engraver.
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