Donaldson New Graphic
![]() The first attempt at an Atlantic crossing by balloon. Originally intended by John Wise and Washington Donaldson as a 3-envelope aerostat designated the Daily Graphic after the sponsoring newspaper. It was converted to a smaller envelope by Donaldson and renamed New Graphic. Leaving from New York on its trans-Atlantic flight, it reached Connecticut before foundering in 1873.
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