Arthur Charles Hubert Latham[1] (10 January 1883[1] – 25 June 1912) was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water.
In August 1909 at the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne he set the world altitude record of 155 metres (509 ft) in his Antoinette IV. In April 1910 he set the official World Airspeed Record of 48.186 miles per hour (77.548 km/h) in his Antoinette VII. (wikipedia)
Artist - GEM
World Magazine Original Print, issued as a supplement to the World Magazine, in the genre of, but less common as, Vanity Fair prints.
Published by: Whitehead & Co, London
Image size 25cm x 37cm approx. Good condition