The Public Domain Review

Airopaidia (1786) — the Narrative of a Balloon Excursion

Tuesday 29 November 2016 at 18:59

Coming in at almost 400 pages, a wonderfully detailed account of a balloon trip over Chester in 1785, including the first ever real overhead aerial views.

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