'The explanatory print' [to 'A balloon prospect...'] Size:Large: 7 x 5in View showing the University Club

View showing the University Club and traffic in the street

In January 1830

showing figures in a service

View of the west end of the church

'The explanatory print' [to 'A balloon prospect...'] Size:Large: 7 x 5in View showing the University ClubMap 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