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Item No. 53. Description of the Dolphin or, Fish Formed Balloon. This balloon was constructed in the years 1816, 17, by the late Mr. Samuel Paully, under the auspices of the late Mr. Durs Egg, the Gun-maker of the Colonnade, Pall-mall, London. …

Description: [two leaves on same mat consisting of a hand-colored illustration and a printed description] Printer/Publisher text: "Pubd. By the Engraver 85 York St. Westminster. 1835." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1468.
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Date: 1835.
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