Mr Martyn's Design

Made:
1784 in London
Mr Martyn's Design Mr Martyn's Design print, etching and aquatint printed in sepia

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Mr Martyn's Design
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print, etching and aquatint printed in sepia
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

print, etching and aquatint printed in sepia, Mr Martyn's design for an aerostatic globe 1783, with descriptive key in English and French, published by Thomas Martyn, King Street Covent Garden London 2 October 1784. Scale 6ft : 1in. Image 33.5x27cm. Earliest English design for navigable balloon,using erroneous combination of sails oar and rudder

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
2000-121
Materials:
aquatint and paper
Measurements:
overall: 345 x 280 mm
type:
print
credit:
Bonhams