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‘O by gar! dis be de grande invention - Dis will immortalize my King, my Country, and myself; We will declare de War against our ennemi; we will make des English quake, by gar: We will inspect their Camp, we will intercept their Fleet, and we will set fire to their Dock-yards: And by gar, we will take de Gibraltar in de air balloon, and when we have Conquered d'Eenglish, den we conquer d'other Countrie, and make them all colonie to de Grand Monarque.’
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Karikatuur op ballonvaart en één van de uitvinders van de ballonvaart, Joseph Michel Montgolfier of Jacques Etienne Montgolfier. Tekst in het Engels met Frans accent in de marge.