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Crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 1785 (1890s). Artist: Anon
Crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 1785 (1890s). Frenchman Jean Pierre Blanchard and American Dr John Jeffries made the first aerial crossing of the English Channel in a hydrogen balloon on 7 January 1785. Taking off from Dover, Kent, they landed in the Foret de Felmores, France, approximately four and a half hours later. Famed throughout Europe for his ballooning, on 9 January 1793 Blanchard became the first person to fly a balloon in the USA. From the series The Dream of Flight. From a private collection.
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AR992910
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3472px × 5080px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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18th century
AERONAUTICS
AMERICA
American
Anon
anonymous
Balloon
ballooning
balloonist
BLANCHARD
channel
coast
color
concept
country
CROSSING
Dr John
Dr John Jeffries
eighteenth century
English Channel
Fine Art Images
FIRST
FLIGHT
Flying
France
French
geographical feature
Geography
hydrogen balloon
INNOVATION
Jean Pierre
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
Jeffries
JOHN
John Jeffries
Lithograph
LOCATION
Pioneer
Seascape
Transportation, Air
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
usa