Description

2 frühe Drucke "Ballon-Fliegerei" 1) Stahlstich "La Quartorzieme Experience Aerostatique de M. Blanchard", Lille en Flandre, 26 Août 1785, 43,5 x 33,5 cm. - Und: 2) Lithographie "Rouen en Ballon", Paris und London, 25 März 1846, 50 x 36,5 cm, Wasserrand an der Oberseite, kleine Einrisse, untere rechte Ecke beschädigt.
English: 2 Early Printings "Ballooning", 1785 and 1846 1)"La Quartorzieme Experience Aerostatique de M. Blanchard", Lille en Flandre, 26 Août 1785, pub. Lille, L. Watteau, c. 1785, uncoloured engraving by Helman after L. Watteau, trimmed to margins, and some marks and a little damage to the extreme edges, approx. 335 x 440 mm. - And: 2) "Rouen en Ballon", Paris & London, 25 March, 1846, tinted litho, birds-eye view of Rouen with balloon in flight, by Jules Arnout, some waterstains, with one or two marginal repaired tears, and small portion to extreme lower right hand corner torn away and missing (not affecting image), approx. 365 x 50 mm.

Condition

(3/-)