'The explanatory print' [to 'A balloon prospect...'] Size:Large: 7 x 5in 24th December 1940

24th December 1940

Peter Collins in a Ferrari

Original: woodburytype print

Mervyn Day

View showing the University Club and traffic in the street

'The explanatory print' [to 'A balloon prospect...'] Size:Large: 7 x 5in 24th December 1940Map of the flight of Thomas Baldwin's balloon from Chester to Rixton Moss in Lancashire. A looping line represents the flight path of the balloon. Major topographical features are noted, such as the River Mersey, with towns and villages including Chester, Helsby, and Warrington. The author explained that this print was intended to be viewed alongside plate 3 in his book ['A balloon prospect from above the clouds'] since it 'elucidates the former by