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Mr Blanchard & Dr Jefferies departing from Dover. The first airbourne english channel crossing, on January...

Mr Blanchard & Dr Jefferies departing from Dover. The first airbourne
english channel crossing, on January 7th
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Mr Blanchard & Dr Jefferies departing from Dover. The first airbourne english channel crossing, on January 7th, 1785.
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British Library, London, UK
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A collection of broadsides and cuttings ... 1780?-1810? Language: English Source/Shelfmark: L.R.301.h.3, 19 Mr Blanchard & Dr Jefferies departing from Dover with the balloon, for the continent January 7th, 1785. Jean-Pierre Blanchard, with John Jeffries, an American, were the first men to cross the English Channel by balloon, from Dover to Calais.

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