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Le ballons sortis pendant le Siege de Paris, 1870-1871

Le ballons sortis pendant le Siege de Paris, 1870-1871

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Broadside about balloon events during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Includes a list of balloons that left Paris, keyed to a map of their descents. Several vignettes show balloons, including "le Richard Wallace" at battle sites. Illustrations at bottom depict "Morte de Prince et LaCaze" (crash of "Le Jaquart" at sea); "Agrandissement des dépèches microscopiques exécutées a Tours et a Bordeaux par M. Dagron et ses collègues" (lecture by photographer Dagron); and "Descente au Mont-Lid (Norvége)" ("La ville d'Orleans" in mountains).
"Carte Publiée par M.G. Mangin, Aéronaute, tous droits réservés" printed by map.

Tissandier collection.

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01/01/1870
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