1785 1st balloon flight across the English Channel...
THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, January 14, 1785
- Jean-Pierre Blanchard
- French ballooning pioneer
- 1st English Channel crossing
Page 3 has an historic report of the very first balloon crossing of the English Channel, done by famed balloonist Jean Blanchard. It notes in part: "Blanchard was two hours & a half in the air; two hours of which he was upon the sea..." with more.
Great to have this report in a British newspaper.
Folio size, 4 pages, very nice condition.
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