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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/1/28/8 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/140 |
| Title | A Representation of Mrs Sage the first English Female Aerial Traveller , ascending with George Biggin Esq, from the Royal George Rotunda in St Georges Fields. - This aerial journey was perform'd on Wednesday with Mr Lunardi's New British Flag Balloon. 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 382 x 300 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 D5459/1/28/7 for another very similar drawing of the balloon. |
| Publication Note | Rolt, 1966. |
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