magictransistor:Charles A.A. Dellschau. Aeros. 1899-1922.In...

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Charles A.A. Dellschau. Aeros. 1899-1922.

In the fall of 1899, Charles Dellschau (1830-1923), a retired butcher living in Houston, embarked on a project that would occupy him for more than twenty years,resulting in twelve large, hand-bound books with more than 2,500 drawings related to airships and the development of flight. Dellschau used watercolour, collage and pencil to create a fleet of craft resembling hot air balloons augmented with fantastical details and text...