Author: ANDRÉS-JAQUES GARNERIN Title: Portrait.
Description: R.S. Kirby, 1814. Engraved portrait, 210 x 125 mm. Andrés-Jaques Garnerin [1769 -1823] was a French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute, depicted here, the precursor to modern parachutes. From R.S. Kirby's Wonderful and Eccentric Museum> or, Magazine of Remarkable Characters. 1803 - 20.
Keywords: Ephemera
Price: GBP 28.00 = appr. US$ 39.98 Seller: Michael S. Kemp - Bookseller
- Book number: 46465
See more books from our catalog:
Ephemera