La Chine a Terre et en Ballon
La Chine a terre et en ballon; reproduction de 272 photographies, executees par des Officiers du Genie du corps expeditionnaire et groupees sur 42 [vraiment 41] planches et phototypie avec legendes explicatives
This volume tells the story of three French Army officers' balloon expedition through the Peking (Beijing) and Tientsin (Tianjin) areas of China, in 1900 and 1901. Published in 1902, the book includes 41 photographic plates of aerial images of that region of Imperial China, as well as many extraordinary sights on the ground. This rare volume (only 25 copies were printed) is part of the William A. M. Burden aviation book collection donated to the Smithsonian, one of the foundations of the rare book collection in the National Air and Space Museum Library.
This is an early 20th-century portfolio containing uncut text and individual plates of a trip over China via balloon. The portfolio is cracked at the folds, and the interior enclosure is in pieces. The plates are stained along the top and bottom edges, and some plates are creased. Conservators will repair the portfolio and recreate the inner enclosure using acid-free materials. The original title of the inner enclosure will be placed in a Mylar L-sleeve and housed with the text.
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Adoption Type: Preserve for the Future
