Le Veritable Navigateur Aerien, engraved balloon-ship print – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Le Veritable Navigateur Aerien, engraved balloon-ship print, a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Le Veritable Navigateur Aerien, engraved balloon-ship print
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Its title, roughly "The True Aerial Navigator," promises a practical guide, yet the engraving shows a vessel that would have struggled to leave the ground. Prints like this belong to the enthusiasm that followed the Montgolfier brothers' first crewed balloon flights over Paris in 1783, when engravers and inventors imagined how the new technology might become a navigable craft. Hulls hung beneath great envelopes, fitted with sails, oars or rudders, appeared widely in France in these years. The gap between the confident draftsmanship and the impractical design shows as much about hopes for flight as about engineering.
| Original scan | 2,495 × 3,540 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02516u |
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