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(AERONAUTICS - BALLOONING.) Dieser grosse luft-ballon, mit welchem dermalen allhier sich befindender herr Blancharddie gefahrliche luftreise von Engelland nach Frankreich in gesellschaftherrn doktor Jeffries... Woodblock illustration of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries in a hot air balloon, commemorating the first occasion to cross the English Channel in such a fashion; 8 lines of German text describing the event below. Laid paper, 15 1/4x13 inches sheet size; old folds and minor soiling. OCLC locates one example, Huntington Library. German, circa 1785
