Descent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard's hydrogen balloon, 2 March 1784, near Paris. Balloon with parachute and flapping wings. Handcolored engraving from Louis Figuier's "Merveilles de la Science: Les Aerostats," Paris, 1870.

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