An Exact Model of The Vauxhall Royal Balloon,...First ascent, with 9 Persons, made from Vauxhall September 9th, 1836.

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Object Details

Physical Description

Colored relief print of the Vauxhall Royal Balloon. Caption reads: "An exact model [representation] of the Vauxhall Royal Balloon. Formed of 2,000 yards of Silk and capable of ascending with Twenty-eight persons. First ascent with nine persons made from Vauxhall, September 9, 1836." Title and description beneath the image.

'Printed and Published by J. Thompson, Gloucester Street, Lambeth.'

Credit Line

Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust

Inventory Number

A20140488000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

ART-Prints, Original

Medium

Print, Relief on Paper, Colored

Dimensions

Mat: 35.6 × 27.9cm (14 × 11 in.)

Unmatted: 28.3 × 20.3cm (11 1/8 in. × 8 in.)

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90a4d21a3-3907-4886-ace5-db35490bb205

Record ID

nasm_A20140488000