Painting by EW Cocks of the first balloon crossing of the English Channel by Blanchard and Jeffries, 7 January 1785 (Oil on canvas, 28.8 x 37.2 cm)
It shows the balloon above Dover Castle and harbour, with an anachronistic paddlesteamer.
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Edward William Cocks</div>
circa 1840 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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