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After various mishaps, including landing in the sea and being rescued by boat after an ascent from Rochester, Hampton developed his parachute which he first exhibited and used in an ascent from the Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, on 3 October 1838, becoming the first Englishman to make a successful parachute jump.\n\nHampton's parachute was based on Garnerin’s ‘umbrella’ design, consisting of a canvas envelope stretched over a framework of whalebone ribs and bamboo stretchers, attached by a copper tube to a small wicker car. John Hampton retired in 1852, unlike Robert Cocking whose attempt to descend in a similarly-designed parachute had resulted in his death on 24 July 1837.\n","physicalDescription":"Black and white etching with six images of Mr. Hampton's Albion Balloon on its ascent and his descent to earth in the attached parachute. 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