Machine Aérostatique de 70 Pieds de hauteur sur 46 de Diamètre – Antique Wall Art
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This rare historic image captures Machine Aérostatique de 70 Pieds de hauteur sur 46 de Diamètre in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Machine Aérostatique de 70 Pieds de hauteur sur 46 de Diamètre
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The title gives this machine's size as 70 French feet high and 46 across, and the unit matters: the French *pied* was a little longer than the English foot, so the balloon was even larger than the numbers suggest. Its scale reflects the frenzy that followed the Montgolfier brothers' hot-air balloon flight at Annonay in June 1783, when aeronautics became a public spectacle in France. Within months, Paris was filled with balloon launches, competing designs, and printed views like this one, which presented the new craft as both a scientific marvel and a wonder for the crowd. The record does not name the maker, so the print's exact purpose is open to interpretation.
| Original scan | 3,264 × 5,000 px · prints to 11 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02445uMachine aérostatique de 70 pieds d |
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