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The enterprizing Lunardi's grand air balloon.
[[illustration - Balloon with square gondola and one man and several animals. "oars" attached and falling off gondola, flag falling; bird in flight]]
Which took its flight from the Artillery ground, Sept. 15 1784; Amidst the acclamations of 300,000 Spectators,
This wonderful Machine raised to the amazing height of near three miles; continued floating in the air for three hours,
and then alighted about 5 miles beyond Ware, in Hertfordshire : 24 miles from London.
Publd. as the act directs by S. W. [[Ford?]] No. 3 Picadilly. Sept 23 1784.