Bonvallet, L. (Louis), approximately 1748-1818, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1785]
Call Number:
785.01.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A 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 Bl...
Alternative Title:
Premier passager aerien de la mer and Dedié à Mr. Blanchard, pensioné du roi, citoyen de Calais
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Chez Basset rue St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins
Subject (Geographic):
France.
Subject (Name):
Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809. and Jeffries, John, 1745-1819.
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"India - Serie Iia - 19. Macina per la calce." Three teenage boys drive a pair of animals to mill lime. The back of the postcard indicates that it was published in Milan, Italy. There is a handwritten note on the back.
"Indes. - Une Vue D'Ootacamund [Udagamandalam]." A view of Udagamandalam shows a river, windmills, some people, trees, and a fence. There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
