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Scrapbook of early aeronautica

Upcott, William, 1779-1845, collector, Hollond, Robert, former owner. DSI, Carruthers, John Franklin Bruce, 1889-1960, former owner. DSI · 1783 · 3 pictures

A scrapbook of early aeronautical material collected by William Upcott (1779-1845), with later owners Robert Hollond and John Franklin Bruce Carruthers, dating from around 1783 and held by the Smithsonian Libraries. The pictures are small, mostly line-drawn or engraved plates of balloons, parachutes and figures, which a designer could use for vintage aviation or early science motifs.

Early works to 1900 · Balloon ascensions · Aeronautics · Balloonists · Parachuting

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