gravestone of Pilâtre de Rozier

building, monument, architecture

A tombstone erected in 1788 for Pilâtre de Rozier and Pierre-Ange Romain where their hot-air balloon crashed in Wimille in 1785.

Traveljournal 1814

Paris–Dover, 18–21 August 1814

Cite as: gravestone of Pilâtre de Rozier. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8524, viewed on 4 April 2026.

[[title]] — Grave of Pilâtre de Rozier and Pierre-Ange Romain in Wimille (postcard, c. 1900)