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Ascension de M. Poitevin au Champ-de-Mars, le 14 Juillet 1850.

Description

Abstract:
This print represents one of the attractions proposed to the public on the fourteenth of July. M. Poitevin and his horse flew over Paris in a hot air balloon. Poitevin later declared having seen Paris from so high, that the city looked like a map.

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Ascension de M. Poitevin au Champ-de-Mars, le 14 Juillet 1850." (1850). Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:86885/

Relations

Collection:

  • Paris: Capital of the 19th Century

    The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.

    It offers online access to …

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