Contact Us

   

$15.00   

Second Trial,Dr. John Sheldon,Anatomist,Balloon Launch,Lord Foley's Grounds,1784

Title: All on fire, or the doctors disappointed, a view taken in Lord Foleys Garden, Sep. 29, 1784
Date Created/Published: London : E. Wyatt, N. 360 Oxford Street, Oct. 20, 1784.
Summary: Print shows second trial by Dr. John Sheldon, anatomist, to launch a balloon at Lord Foley's grounds in Portland Place, London, which resulted in the balloon's destruction by fire (Source: L.T.C. Rolt, The Aeronauts, 1966, p. 67.)
Notes:
Title from item.
Plate shifted during printing, blurring image and text.
Tissandier collection.
Subjects:
Sheldon, John,--1752-1808.
Ballooning accidents--England--London--1780-1790.
Etchings--1780-1790.
Bookmark /2002736269/
Description of Photograph
This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original.

Size
Approximately 8x12 inches.
Note:  Some images may have white/black bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions.

Want to purchase the Original?
The original is not for sale.

Return Policy
We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo)

Quality
This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime.

Shipping
We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible.

You might also like...

Vue d'optique,unmanned gas balloon,The Globe,Gonesse,France,August 1783
Experience de la machine areostatique,1783,Montgolfier Brother's balloon
Balloon,Abbe Miolan,Janinet,Luxembourg Gardens,Paris,France,Billowing Smoke,1784
Le Suffren,Balloon,Anne Pierre Coustard de Massy,R.P. Mouchet,Nantes,France,1784
Balloon Ascending,Jean Pierre Blanchard,Lille,France,1785,Cityscape
Spectators in Arena,Balloon Ascension,Propellers,Inflation Device,c1800

Load More