[Account of the first crossing of the Channel by balloon] Journal de Paris. No. 34.

Jean-Pierre BLANCHARD

Published by Paris: Journal de Paris, 3rd Fevrier, 1785.

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Small 4to. pp. 4. Contains the procàs verbal [official written record] from Blanchard and various functionaries and citizens of Calais and Guînes relating to the first crossing by balloon of the English Channel, a feat completed in 2½ hours from Dover Castle to Guînes on 7th January, 1785. The reports take up the entire first three pages, the final page being public notices. Jean-Pierre Blanchard [1753 - 1809] was a pioneering aeronaut, perhaps the first professional balloonist, whose exploits in a hydrogen filled balloon captivated audiences throughout Europe and the Americas. He was the first to cross the English Channel by balloon, and conducted the first balloon flight in the United States.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: [Account of the first crossing of the Channel by balloon] Journal de Paris. No. 34.
• Publisher: Paris: Journal de Paris, 3rd Fevrier, 1785.
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