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Item No. 34:1. Mr. Biggin, a favorite English Aerial Traveller Ascended from St. George's Fields, June 29, 1785
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Item No. 34:2. Mrs. Sage, The first Female Aerial Traveller Ascended from St. George's Fields, June 29, 1785. Mr. Biggin, a favorite English Aerial Traveller Ascended from St. George's Fields, June 29, 1785
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[print; two vignettes of portraits of Mrs. Sage and George Biggin] Artist(s): Thornton. Printer /Publisher text: "Published by Alexr. Hogg at the Kings Arms N. 16 Paternoster Row, Nov. 1. 1785." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1351.
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Item No. 64. Mrs. Sage : The first English Female Aerial Traveller, who ascended with Mr. Biggin, in Mr. Lunardi's Balloon, from St. George's Fields June 29th 1785 …
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[print; portrait of Letitia Anne Sage (active 1785)] Artist(s): S. Shelly; T. Burke. Printer /Publisher text: "London Printed for John Bell British Library Strand July 4th. 1785." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1350.
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Item No. 33:1. Mr. Arnold, The unsuccessful Aerial Adventurer
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[print; portrait of Stuart Amos Arnold (active 1778)] Artist(s): [Thornton?]. From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1493?.
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Item No. 33:2. [Portrait of Stuart Amos Arnold]
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[print; portrait of Stuart Amos Arnold (active 1778] Artist(s): De Montague; Grainger. From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1493?.
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Item No. 59. Le Docteur Potain, Le Premier qui tenta le Passage du Canal St. George, de Dublin en Angleterre, 24 lieues sur mer, le 17 Juin 1785. (Voyez en l'historique)
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[print; portrait of Dr. Potain (active 1785) Aeronaut] Artist(s): Boilly. From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1344.
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Item No. 58. Mr. McQuire : On the 12th of May 1785 ascended in a balloon from Dublin and was driven out to sea where he was picked up by a vessel almost perished and spent with swimming
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[print; portrait of Irish aeronaut and army officer Richard McGuire (active 1785)] From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1340.
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