'Mr Sadler's ascent with Captain Paget, 12th August 1781', (1910). Artist: Unknown

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'Mr Sadler's ascent with Captain Paget, 12th August 1781', (1910). The balloon flight of James Sadler, the first English aeronaut, from Mermaid Gardens, Hackney in East London, to near Tilbury Fort, Essex. Sadler made the flight with Captain Paget of the Royal Navy. Illustration from The Connoisseur, (August 1910).

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Size: 2828px × 3738px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,Hackney,Hackney
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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