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Portrait of John Wise, aeronaut, with signature

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Item data

Title

Portrait of John Wise, aeronaut, with signature

Collection

A system of aeronautics, comprehending its earliest investigations, and modern practice and art

Names

P.S. Duval & Co. (Printer of plates)
Welch, Thomas B., 1814-1874 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1850
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: J.A. Speel

Library Location

Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: VDT (Wise, J. System of aeronautics)

Subjects

Wise, John, 1808-1879

Genres

Prints
Portraits

Notes

Creation/Production Credits: Engraved by T.H. Welch from a daguerreotype by Maroot

Physical Description

Engravings

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13737993
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3c621f70-c623-012f-6bb5-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1850

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MLA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of John Wise, aeronaut, with signature" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c621f70-c623-012f-6bb5-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1850). Portrait of John Wise, aeronaut, with signature Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c621f70-c623-012f-6bb5-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of John Wise, aeronaut, with signature" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3c621f70-c623-012f-6bb5-58d385a7bc34

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