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A large balloon flies over a town crowded with people. Coloured etching by James Gillray.
Wellcome Collection

A large balloon flies over a town crowded with people. Coloured etching by James Gillray.

1810

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: He steers his flight aloft, incumbent on the dusky air that felt unusual weight. Par. Lost. Lib.1 l. 225. Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo. Virgil, Geor:

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