Dieser grosse luft-ballon, mit welchem dermalen allhier sich befindender herr Blanchard die gefahrliche luftreise von Engelland nach Frankreich in gesellschaft herrn doktor Jeffries

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  Dieser grosse luft-ballon, mit welchem dermalen allhier sich befindender herr Blanchard die gefahrliche luftreise von Engelland nach Frankreich in gesellschaft herrn doktor Jeffries

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  [broadside; a large woodcut of the Blanchard balloon and 8 lines of text in German below]

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  Item No. 47. La Presse Illustrée, Dimanche 28 Juillet 1878 … Le Grand Ballon Captif des Tuileries - (Dessin de M. Gerlier) …

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  [pages 1-4, 7-8 of the newspaper with a description and woodcut illustrations of the balloon designed by Henry Giffard] Artist(s): M. Gerlier. From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1489.

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