Wellcome Collection
A hot-air balloon sails over the headland and is rescued by a passing ship as it collapses. Coloured wood engraving.
Unknown artist
Lettering: The attempted balloon voyage across the Channel. Rescue of the balloon by the Calais packet as seen through a telescope.
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