A stunning large vintage reproduction offset lithograph (print) of antique gravure (engraving) of The First Air Travel Balloon of 1783. Printed on high-quality textured paper. Embossed edge around the image. Name of the event is printed below the image. Published by Editions du Chene in 1956. Edition No 33. Printed by K.G. Lohse in Frankfurt, Germany in 1956. Nearly excellent condition - some edge wear, lower right corner is lightly bent, light tanning at edges, never framed.

Several lithographs of the Balloons from this art folio are shown, framed, in Andrei Tarkovsky's iconic classic movie "Solaris".

On November 21, 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes made the first free flight with human passengers, ascending to an altitude of approximately 26 meters (85 feet) in a tethered balloon. Later that day, they successfully flew a free flight, becoming the first humans to soar through the air.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Nearly excellent condition - some edge wear, lower right corner is lightly bent, light tanning at edges, never framed.

Dimensions:
Height: 15.95 in.
Width: 11.6 in.
Depth: 0.01 in.

Category: Reproduction Prints
Origin: Germany
Materials: Lithograph, Paper

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Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Nearly excellent condition - some edge wear, lower right corner is lightly bent, light tanning at edges, never framed.