2 external Monitors with Macbook air

I would like to use my Macbook Air in clamshell mode and use two external monitors in extended desktop mode. Are there any adapters that would work for this?
Thanks for your help!

Quick update, I downloaded the mostt recent drivers for the Sewell adapter and that seemed to work.  Which is strange because I thought i had done this previously.
None the less it looks like we are good to go now.

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