Apparition du globe aerostatique de Mr. Blanchard, entre Calais et Boulogne parti de Douvres le 7 de Janvier 1785 à 1 heure 1/2 [graphic]Bonvallet, L. (Louis), approximately 1748-1818, printmaker[1785]freA scene in rural France: A farmer holding onto a plow drawn by a team of oxen, shepherds with their sheep, and a man fishing in a stream, all look up in astonishment at the air balloon overhead. This print references the third flight of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, his second with American John Jeffries and the first flight over the English ChannelTitle etched below image.Dedication etched above title: Dedié à Mr. Blanchard, Pensioné de Roi, Citoyen de Calais."Avec Privilege du Roi"--Following imprint.Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides.Six lines of verse, signed "Basset" at the end, in two columns below title: Le Pécheur qui sur l'eau tenait son bras tendu ...