Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12,1842 ca. 1842 Anonymous, British, 19th century British This drawing shows a balloon flight made by Charles Green, one England's great early aeronauts. His most famous flight had taken place six years earlier, on November 7, 1836, and covered a record-breaking distance from London to Nassau in Germany. Here, the "Albion," piloted by Green has lifted off from Vauxhall Gardens south of the Thames. Captain Currie accompanied Green on this flight, which took them west into Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Hav
Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12,1842 ca. 1842 Anonymous, British, 19th century British This drawing shows a balloon flight made by Charles Green, one England's great early aeronauts. His most famous flight had taken place six years earlier, on November 7, 1836, and covered a record-breaking distance from London to Nassau in Germany. Here, the "Albion," piloted by Green has lifted off from Vauxhall Gardens south of the Thames. Captain Currie accompanied Green on this flight, which took them west into Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12,1842 363104
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