Myrtle Court, 200 Crown Street, Liverpool, England
1831
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Military balloon during the Boer War
1899-1900
Unknown Artist
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Military balloon during the Boer War
Date
1899-1900
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Drawing depicting the use of a military balloon during the Boer War / F. W. Burton, nd. [c1899-1900]. Monochrome wash on pasteboard; image 36x52cm, board 38.5x54.5cm. Signed by artist, bl. Numbered in ink on verso, 973. Artist was Sir Frederick William Burton (1816-1900) who contributed illustrations to the Illustrated LondonNews. This is the original for reproduction. Cavalry are in the field escorting the observation balloon, riding hard (dead horse, bl)
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KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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