1783 Collection (page 6)

BOLIVAR, Simon (1783-1830). Venezuelan military man and politician hero of the Spanish-American independence. Design of a commemorative

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (4

EULER, Leonhard (1707-1783). Swiss mathematician. Litography

Lanscape with Villa. Italy
ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond D (1717-1783); DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784). French philosopher, writer and mathematician.; French erudite writer

Theodosia Burr
THEODOSIA (nee BURR) ALSTON daughter of Aaron Burr, child prodigy, wife of governor Joseph Alston, lost at sea in mysterious circumstances while on way to visit her father. Date: 1783 - 1813

Walter Hussey Burgh
WALTER HUSSEY BURGH Irish statesman. Date: 1742 - 1783

Early balloon design, described as an aerostatic globe, with equipment to travel in the air by wind. A) The Vessel. B) Sails that are used according to the wind

Balloon descent, Prairie de Nesle, France
Balloon descent of Charles and Robert onto the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, surrounded by various witnesses, including an English gentleman, Mr Fares, who was the first to greet M Charles

Montgolfier balloon ascent, Versailles

Balloon ascent from Prairie de Nesle, northern France
Balloon ascent by M Charles from the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, where it had landed after taking off from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, on 1 December 1783

Balloon built at Versailles
A balloon built at Versailles, France, and put on display there on a platform. It was 60 feet high and 40 feet in diameter, in blue and gold material

Return of a balloon, Paris
The ceremonial return of a balloon to Paris, with various people of distinction. Charles and Robert made the ascent from the Tuileries Gardens the previous day. 2 December 1783

Montgolfier balloon, Champ de Mars, Paris
Montgolfiers air balloon above the Champ de Mars, Paris, watched by a large crowd. 27 August 1783

Flying Globe

Flying Globe and Air Balloon
Two fanciful technical drawings. Above is a Globe Volant (Flying Globe) in which Giroud de Villette and M Rozier passed over Paris on 19 October 1783

Balloon launched from Artillery Ground
Balloon launched from the Artillery Ground, watched by a crowd of spectators. 25 November 1783

Spectators of balloon ascent, Paris
Aux Amateurs de Physique, Vue d Optique. An image of chaos as spectators try to get over the wall without a ticket, to watch the balloon ascent of Messrs Charles

Satirical ballooning cartoon
Satirical cartoon: The Aerostatic Stage Balloon sets out from Swan with two necks Various passengers can be seen, sitting on three levels. They include royalty, a pope, a cardinal and a devil. 1783

Balloon ascending with animal passengers
The Ascent of the Aerial Balloon. A fanciful engraving of a balloon rising with a cage full of animals (a duck, a cockerel and a lamb), with a crowd of people watching. 1783

Descent of Montgolfier balloon
The descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783

Montgolfier balloon, Gonesse, near Paris
General alarm of the inhabitants of Gonesse, near Paris, resulting from the fall of Montgolfiers air balloon. 1783

1778-1783 America owes France the most unalterable gratitude. 1917-... French comrade, your children shall be as our children. American Ouvroir Funds

Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris

Experience aerostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783. Vue d optique shows the balloon launched by the Montgolfier brothers ascending from the Palace of Versailles, France

Evacuation of New York by the British, November 25, 1783. Print showing a man on a flagpole replacing the British flag with an American flag as the British fleet departs New York Harbor

Machine aerostatique de 70 pieds de hauteur sur 46 de diametre, quis est elevee e Paris, avec deux homme e la hauteur de 324 pieds le 19 oct. 1783

Washingtons grand entry into New York, Nov. 25 1783. Date 1860

Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert, au Jardin des Thuileries le 1er decembre 1783. Print shows Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles

The evacuation day. New York Nov. 25 1783

Proposed design for balloon utilizing sails for propulsion, Paris, 1783. Design drawing shows two men in basket steering balloon by manipulation of a sail

Evacuation day and Washingtons triumphal entry in New York City, Nov. 25th, 1783. Print showing George Washington and other military officers riding on horseback along street

Charles aux Thuilleries i. e. Tuileries le 1e decembre 1783
Charles aux Thuilleries i.e. Tuileries le 1e decembre 1783. Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist JAC. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783

Seconds voyageurs aeriens, ou experience de MM. Charles et Robert faite a Paris dans le parterre du Jardin royal des Thuilleries le I. decembre 1783. Vue prise du Pont Royal

Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1783 to 1883. Date between 1890 and 1900

Depart de MM. Charles & Robert, du Jardin des Tuilleries dans leur machine aerostatique, le 1er decembre 1783. Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles

Le moment d hilarite universelle ou le triomphe de MMrs. Charles et Robert au Jardin des Thuileries le 1er Xbre 1783. Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles

Charles aux Thuilleries i. e. Tuileries le 1er decembre 1783
Charles aux Thuilleries i.e. Tuileries le 1er decembre 1783. Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist JAC. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783

JOHN LEE Scientist and collector with his autograph Date: 1783 - 1866

Montgolfier Cartoon
Peasants at Gonesse, near Paris, France, attacking and destroying the experimental balloon of the Montgolfier brothers with pitchforks, for being the devils work! Date: 27 August 1783

Henry Brooke, Writer - 1
HENRY BROOKE Irish writer of novels and plays including The fool of quality. Date: 1703 - 1783

Henry Brooke, Writer - 2
HENRY BROOKE Irish writer of novels and plays including The fool of quality. Date: 1703 - 1783

Henry Brooke, Writer - 3
HENRY BROOKE Irish writer of novels and plays including The fool of quality, seated at a table, writing. with his autograph Date: 1703 - 1783

Johann Jacob Bodmer
JOHANN JACOB BODMER Swiss writer in German. Date: 1698 - 1783

John Bowdler
JOHN BOWDLER English lawyer and writer, mainly on religious themes : troubled by ill-health. Date: 1783 - 1815

Stendhal (Etching)
STENDHAL (real name Marie-Henri Beyle) French writer Date: 1783 - 1842

Stendhal (Goor)
STENDHAL French writer Date: 1783 - 1842

Benjamin Collings Brodie
BENJAMIN COLLINS BRODIE Medical : surgeon-general to Queen Victoria. Date: 1783 - 1862

Colquhoun / Silhouette
PATRICK COLQUHOUN Police magistrate, scottish merchant and reformer. Founded Glasgow Chamber of Commerce 1783. Date: 1745 - 1820

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