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OverviewSwiss balloonist Eduard Spelterini (1852?1931) lived an extraordinary life. Born the son of an innkeeper and beer brewer in a remote village in the Toggenburg area of Switzerland, Spelterini achieved international fame when he became the first aeronaut to fly over the Swiss Alps in 1898. Over the next two decades, Spelterini navigated his balloon through the skies of Europe, Africa, and Asia, and over such sites as the Great Pyramid of Giza and the gold mines of South Africa. Spelterini remains an important figure today because of his achievements in aerial photography. Seeking images to illustrate his lectures, he began taking a camera along with him on his expeditions in 1893, and his breathtaking photographs quickly became the talk of Europe. A complementary volume to Eduard Spelterini?Photographs of a Pioneer Balloonist, this new book presents a selection of around eighty of Spelterini?s never-before-published colored slides, offering readers an altogether new look at the spectacular work of this pioneer of photography and aviation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hilar Stadler , Jurgen Bleibler , Christophe Brandt , Hilar StadlerPublisher: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Imprint: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.00cm Weight: 0.666kg ISBN: 9783858813039ISBN 10: 3858813036 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 11 August 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English & German Table of ContentsAlso Available: 'Eduard Spelterini - Photographs of a Pioneer Balloonist' ISBN: 9783858811882ReviewsAuthor InformationHilar Stadler, born 1963, read art history and is director of the Museum im Bellpark in Kriens near Lucerne, Switzerland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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