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A Collection of early aeronautical Prints
fourteen prints including etchings, steel-engravings and lithographs, three with hand-colouring
circa 1783-1844
on various papers
some staining and foxing, generally in good condition
(for further details please see the lot essay and condition report)
Sheets 328 x 428 mm. (and smaller)
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Lot Essay

This lot includes the following prints:
Anonymous French, Confusion des mauvais plaisans - Expérience de la Machine Aërostatique de M. Mongolfier au Chât. de la Muette, le 21 9.bre 1783, etching, circa 1783.
N. de Launay after Chevalier de Lorimier, Premier Voyage Aërien En présence de Mgr. le Dauphin/ Experience faite dans le Jardin de la Muette / sous la Direction de Mr. Montgolfier/ Par Mr. le Marquis d'Arlandes et Mr. Pilatre du Rosier le 21 9.bre 1783, etching, circa 1783.
F. M. Will, Accurate Vorstellung des vortrefflichen Luft Ballons welche Hr. Baron von Lüttgendorf verfertigt, und den - 24 August 1786. auf der Ebene außerhalb den sieben Fischen seine Reise damit machen wird, etching, circa 1786.
Anonymous German, VORDERSEITE DES MARSFELDES. Am 1 Vendemiaire de Jahres VII; Wettrennen. Verbrennen einer hölzernen Burg durch Aerstaten, etching, circa 1798.
Anonymous, Schematic depiction of a hot air balloon and its platform, etching, circa 1800.
J. Pass, AEROSTATION - 1. Montgolfier's Balloon. 2. Blanchard's. 3. Charles and Roberts'. 4. Lunardi's. 5. Baldwin's View over the City of Chester, from Lunardi's Balloon., steel-engraving, 1803.
Johannes Hans after Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger, Flugmaschine/ Verfertigt von Berblinger in Ulm, engraving, 1811.
Anonymous French, Songe de Mr. Malte-Brun sur la Colline de Cèdre ou Mr. Deghen traduit devant l'Academie des Oiseaux, etching with handcolouring, 1812.
Anonymous French, Ascencion - de M. M. Dupuis Delcourt et Richard. / des Jardins de Mr. le Duc d'Aumont à Montjean près Paris./ le 7 Novembre 1824, lithograph, circa 1824.
Nathaniel Whittock, ALBION - MR. HAMPTON'S SAFETY PARACHUTE, in which he made his first descent from the Montpellier Gardens Cheltenham Oct.r 3.rd1838/ and the second descent from the Baron de Berenger's Cremorne House. Chelsea. Thursday June 13.th 1839, etching and steel-engraving, circa 1839.
Anonymous German, LUFTSCHIFFFARHRT, lithograph, circa 1843.
W. L. Walton, Day & Haghe, By Permission of the Patentees, / THIS ENGRAVING of the FIRST CARRIAGE, the "ARIEL", / is respectfully inscribed, to the directors of / THE AERIAL TRANSIT COMPANY/ by their obedient Servants, / The Publishers [The Ariel flying over the Thames in London seen from the West], lithograph with handcolouring and engraved text, 1843.
W. Walton, Day & Haghe, By Permission of the Patentees, Mess. rs Henson, Colombine and Marriott. / / THIS ENGRAVING of the FIRST CARRIAGE, the "ARIEL", / is respectfully inscribed, to the directors of / THE AERIAL TRANSIT COMPANY/ by their obedient Servants, / The Publishers [The Ariel flying over the Nile, the pyramids in the distance], lithograph with handcolouring and engraved text, 1843.
Anonymous German, HENSON'S LUFT-DAMPF-WAGEN [The Ariel flying over the Thames in London, seen from the North], lithograph, circa 1843-44.

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