By permission of the patentees this engraving of the First Carriage, the "Ariel," is respectfully inscribed, to the Directors of The Aerial Transit Company, by their obedient Servants The Publishers.

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• PUBLISHER: London Pubs. March 28th 1843 by Ackermann & Co. Strand.

• MEDIUM: Lithograph,

  DATE: 1843

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 5/8 x 8 7/8" (143 x 226 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: W. Walton lith. Day & Haghe lithrs. to the Queen.<br><br> The 'Ariel' was a flying machine patented in 1842 by William Henson and John Stringfellow. Together with Frederick Marriott and D.E. Columbine, they formed the Aerial Transit Company to raise capital for its construction. Unfortunately, the Ariel was incapable of sustained flight since it powered by a heavy steam engine.

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• CONDITION: Good condition. A soft impression. Mounted.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Aviation , Heavier than Air