Print, Alarme generale des habitans de Gonesse occasionne par la chute balloon aerostatique de M. de Montgolfier

Print, coloured. Alarme generale des habitans de Gonesse occasionne par la chute balloon aerostatique de M. de Montgolfier le 27 aout, 1783 (= First ascent of a hydrogen balloon and destruction by the inhabitants of Gonesse). [ie, the experimental balloon launched from the Champ de Mars by J A C Charles]. Etching; 16 1/2x10 1/2 in. The balloon used hydrogen and was made of silk impregnated with rubber, a 'secret' process invented by the Robert brothers