Balloon taking off from the Champs de Mars on 27th August 1783, fell the same day in Gonasse. Coloured etching, framed ( x cm) Muller-Quênot Collection On 27th August at around two o'clock in the morning, the inflated balloon was placed in a wagon to be transported to la place des Victoires in the undeveloped land of the Champs de Mars. It passed through le pont Royal, then la rue de Bourbon before running parallel with the Invalides and l’école Militaire. At five o'clock a gunshot announced the beginning of the experiment. The balloon, free from its ties, rose rapidly into the sky,
Balloon taking off from the Champs de Mars on 27th August 1783, fell the same day in Gonasse. Coloured etching, framed ( x cm) Muller-Quênot Collection On 27th August at around two o'clock in the morning, the inflated balloon was placed in a wagon to be transported to la place des Victoires in the undeveloped land of the Champs de Mars. It passed through le pont Royal, then la rue de Bourbon before running parallel with the Invalides and l’école Militaire. At five o'clock a gunshot announced the beginning of the experiment. The balloon, free from its ties, rose rapidly into the sky, to the amazement of the three hundred thousand spectators. Within two minutes it had already reached a height of 488 toises.
Size: 3446px × 3988px
Photo credit: © Photo12 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: balloon, engraver, hot-air
