Aeronautical Machines including an Early Helicopter. Original Engraving. 1885
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- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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TUCSON, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Title: Baloons. Aeronautical Machines. Plate 3.
Illustrator: Unknown.
Engraver: Unknown
Publisher: William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Glasgow.
Source: The National Encyclopaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by Writers of Eminence in Literature, Science and Art.
Date: Circa. 1885.
Size: approx. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches.
Description: Original detailed engraved print of 1. Penaud's Helicoptere. 2. Penaud's Aeroplane. 3 Penaud's Mechanical Bird. Plus three small plans. This engraved print is from about 23 years before successful manned flight in 1908. The inventions are quite stunning.
Condition: Very Good.
Some browning/foxing.
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Details
- Seller
- Goldiers LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3961
- Title
- Aeronautical Machines including an Early Helicopter. Original Engraving. 1885
- Author
- Unknown
- Illustrator
- Unknown
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh & Glasgow
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Circa 1885
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- balloon print, Penauds Helicoptere, Penauds Aeroplane
- Size
- approx. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Terms of Sale
Goldiers LLC
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About the Seller
Goldiers LLC
Biblio member since 2006
TUCSON, Arizona
About Goldiers LLC
Goldiers. Specialst in 18th/19th and early 20th century antique prints and maps. The Goldiers.com website is now open for business but the stock is small and currently being added. There should be approx. 1,500 maps & prints listed on Goldiers when the restocking is complete.
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- Plate
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