Historische vliegende machines, houtgravures, gepubliceerd in 1898 - Stockillustratie

Historic flying machines: 1) Air ship "Deutschland", constructed by Friedrich Hermann Wölfert (German publisher and aviation pioneer, 1850 - 1897); 2 - 3) Biplane flying vehicle (1895), constructed by Otto Lilienthal (German aviation pioneer, 1848 - 1896); 4) Twelve-winged glider (1896), constructed by Octave Chanute (American civil engineer and aviation pioneer, 1832 - 1910); 5) Biplane hang glider (1896), constructed by Octave Chanute; 6) Observation kite balloon (1898), System Parseval-Sigsfeld (Germany); 7) Steam-powered Aërodrome No. 5, constructed by Samuel Pierpont Langley (American astrophysicists and aviation pioneer, 1834 - 1906). Wood engravings, published in 1898.