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Carta Aereo-grafica ou servire por la nueva ascensione aerostatica da eseguiris del Sigr. Francesco Arban nel mese di Luglio 1845 in Milano

Description: A broadside advertising the daring balloon flight to be made in August 1845 from Milan, testing new altimeter and hoping to reach 3000 meters. Vignettes: Balloonists, anchor, flight instructions, barometer/altimeter. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Engraving.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1845
Call number: 206395
Creator: Valmagini, Francesco de(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bros., 1920, cat. 387, item no. 1473.
Dimensions: 45 x 42 cm
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

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