The Launch of Blanchard's Balloon at The Hague in 1785, 1785. Creator: G. Carbentus.

The Launch of Blanchard's Balloon at The Hague in 1785, 1785. Creator: G. Carbentus.

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The Launch of Blanchard's Balloon at The Hague in 1785, 1785. The air balloon of the Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard in the palace garden at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague on July 12, 1785. The balloon is being filled within a cordon around which the public has gathered. The balloon landed near the village of Zevenhuizen. First mapping of manned hot air balloon in the Netherlands.

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