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"Bleriot traversant la Manche le 25 Juillet 1909" Paris: M.M., 1909. Hand-coloured pochoir print. Image size (including text): 14 1/8 x 30 1/4 inches. Louis Bleriot flies over the English Channel and wins the £1000 Daily Mail prize. The Bleriot type XI "Onze" was the most famous and successful of the Bleriot line. This actual aircraft is preserved in the Paris Conservatorie des Arts et Metiers. In 1911, the type XI became the first airplane used in a war.
Ernest Montaut (1878–1909) was a French poster artist who died at an early age. He is credited with the invention of various artistic techniques, such as speed lines and distorting perspective by foreshortening to create the impression of speed. These techniques are still in use. Montaut's printmaking career started in the late 19th century.
The Blériot XI is a historic aircraft designed and built in 1909 by the French aviator Louis Blériot. It is most famous for being the first aircraft to cross the English Channel on 25 July 1909. The Blériot XI was a monoplane with a wooden frame covered in fabric. It was powered by a 25 horsepower Anzani engine and had a top speed of about 47 miles per hour. The aircraft played an important role in the early development of aviation and helped pave the way for future advances in aircraft design and technology.
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