1800s Archive · Architecture & city

Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783

Paris · 1783

Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783, Paris, 1783
Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783, Paris, 1783. Architecture & city — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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