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Ascent of James Sadler at Oxford

  • 1900 – 1950

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This 20th-century color lithograph reproduction of an early-19th-century engraving shows a pink and white striped balloon rising above a pastoral landscape. In the balloon basket are two small figures. The campus of Oxford College lies in the background.

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  • 9.375 in. H x 7.125 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 1

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“Ascent of James Sadler at Oxford,” 1900–1950. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m039k598h.

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