170+ years old science print original antique illustration aviation Henson flying machine hot air balloon airplane vintage print

For sale is a beautiful old print with detailed images about science, scientific experiments and the instruments used. The print belongs to an encyclopedia, which is why the subjects are varied (they tried to fill the entire page with illustrations. Central is an image of an airplane by Henson from 1842. Hot air balloons are depicted at the top left and top right. The last two photos contain the index of what is shown. This one is a bit difficult to read because it is in old German font.

Dimensions: 22.5 x 29 cm

Condition: the print is in good condition (= the paper has some small signs of age and use - paper is intact - in good overall condition)

Origin: Brockhaus Conversations-Lexikon - edition 1849