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Major Mony's Perilous Situation. When he fell into the Sea July, 23, 1785, off the Coast of Yarmouth.
Engraved by Owen, from a Drawing by Thurston for the Gallery.
London, Published by R.N. Rose, 45 Holborn Hill May 1. 1820.
Engraving. Plate: 190 x 125mm (7½ x 5"), with very large margins.
A scene showing a pioneer of British ballooning Major John Money (1752-1817) struggling to keep afloat after his balloon crashed into the sea. Saved by the sloop Argus he went on to write 'A Treatise on the Use of Balloons and Field Observators' (1803), in which he advocated the use of balloons for military purposes, retiring from the British army as full general.
[Ref: 45035] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Engraved by Owen, from a Drawing by Thurston for the Gallery.
London, Published by R.N. Rose, 45 Holborn Hill May 1. 1820.
Engraving. Plate: 190 x 125mm (7½ x 5"), with very large margins.
A scene showing a pioneer of British ballooning Major John Money (1752-1817) struggling to keep afloat after his balloon crashed into the sea. Saved by the sloop Argus he went on to write 'A Treatise on the Use of Balloons and Field Observators' (1803), in which he advocated the use of balloons for military purposes, retiring from the British army as full general.
[Ref: 45035] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)