[AVIATION] Gabriel de LA LANDELLE(1812-1886, an exceptional - Lot 465

[AVIATION] Gabriel de LA LANDELLE(1812-1886, an exceptional pioneer : after a successful career as a naval officer, he became a novelist and serialist of sailors' stories, which inspired Jules Verne; he developed a prototype steam-powered helicopter in 1861 (which continues to inspire Jules Verne); with his friend Nadar, he founded the "Société d'encouragement de la locomotion aérienne au moyen du plus lourd que l'air" (Society for the encouragement of aerial locomotion by means of heavier-than-air aircraft) and became fascinated by the beginnings of aeronautics, In 1863, he first used the term "aviation" to designate "aerial navigation", a term later taken up and developed by his friend Clément Ader) / Autograph letter signed, 1 page in-8 (13 x 20.5 cm), Morlaix, September 25, 1876: Sends the editor of the "Journal du Matelot" his new address in Paris, following his move - Takes the opportunity to ask him about the publication of his "Famille Jagat": "I hope your popular readers will be satisfied with it".