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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/28/7 |
Former Reference | D5459/2/91 |
Title | Mr Lunardis Grand British Flag Balloon as it ascended with George Biggin Esq and Mrs Sage. Available on CD 157. |
Date | [1785] |
Description | A picture of a man and woman (Mrs. Sage and Mr. Biggin) standing in a basket draped with red curtains, suspended beneath a balloon decorated with the Union Jack. Mr Biggin waves a Union Jack flag in one hand. |
Level | Item |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
Further Information | The flight took place on 29 Jun 1785. |
Physical Description | Coloured drawing. Size 475 x 358 mm. Portrait |
Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
Related Material | See D5459/1/28/6 for more information on Lunardi and the flight, and D5459/1/28/8 for another very similar drawing of the balloon. |
Publication Note | Rolt, 1966. |
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