Ascension of a balloon by female balloonist Sophie Blanchard.

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Ascension of a balloon by female balloonist Sophie Blanchard at the Champ de Mars, Paris, June 24, 1810. Engraving from Paul Lacroix's Directoire, Consulat et Empire, Paris, 1884.

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