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Balloon ascent of Lunardi, Artillery GroundAscent of Lunardis celebrated air balloon from the Artillery Ground, London, watched by spectators. 15 September 1784
Balloon ascent over Lyons, FranceBalloon ascent over Lyons. The Balloon, known as Le Flesselle, contained Montgolfier the elder, Pilatre de Rosier, Prince Charles de Ligne, Le Comte de la Porte d Anglefort, Le Comte de Laurencin
Montgolfier balloon ascent, Versailles
Blanchards balloon and apparatusA representation of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon and apparatus, with annotations. Below the large round balloon is a parachute, and under that two men in the gondola with wings for steering. 1780s
Satirical images of an Air BalloonSet of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784
Balloon ascent from Prairie de Nesle, northern FranceBalloon 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
Blanchard balloon ascent, Rouen, FranceThird balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, with Mr Boby, from the old barracks at Rouen. They later descended on the Plaine de Puissanval. 18 July 1784
Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris
Montgolfier balloon, ascent over Lyons, FranceThe Montgolfier balloon, Le Flesselle, which ascended over Lyons, France. 19 January 1784
Montgolfier balloon in flight over Lyons, FranceGeneral view of Lyons, France, taken from the top of the Faubourg de la Guillotiere, showing the Montgolfier balloon Le Flesselle in flight above the city. 19 January 1784
First balloon flight over the English Channel, from Dover to the French coast, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Seen here is the balloon in flight between Calais and Boulogne, with a fisherman
Balloon built at VersaillesA 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
Le Suffren balloon ascent, NantesView of the Le Suffren balloon ascending from the garden of the orphanage, Nantes, France. Including the equipment used to raise and fill it. 14 June 1784
Return of a balloon, ParisThe 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
Blanchard and Lepinard balloon ascent14th balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, accompanied by the Chevalier Lepinard, at Lille, Flanders. With spectators and soldiers on the ground. 26 August 1785
Blanchard balloon ascent over Nuremberg, Germany
Blanchard balloon flight to Frankfurt, GermanyJean-Pierre Blanchards balloon flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Seen here flying above the crowds in a city park with a small parachute attached to the gondola. (1 of 2) 3 October 1785
Blanchards balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany
Adreanis balloon launch, Milan, ItalyPaolo Adreanis balloon ascending over a square in Milan, watched by a crowd of spectators. His first ascent was on 25 February 1784; this ascent took place the following month. 13 March 1784
Montgolfier balloon, Champ de Mars, ParisMontgolfiers air balloon above the Champ de Mars, Paris, watched by a large crowd. 27 August 1783
Flying Globe
Lunardis Grand Air Balloon which ascended from the Artillery Ground, London, and descended at Ware, Hertfordshire. With an inset portrait and numbered annotations. 15 September 1784
Flying Globe and Air BalloonTwo 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 GroundBalloon launched from the Artillery Ground, watched by a crowd of spectators. 25 November 1783
Lunardi air balloon in LondonLunardis celebrated air balloon in London. August 1784
Lunardi in a balloonLunardis Grand Air Balloon, engraved for the Aerostatic Spy 1 April 1785. Probably depicting his flight from the Artillery Grounds to Ware in Hertfordshire on 15 September 1784. 1785
Lunardi ascent from Artillery GroundsLunardis ascent from the Artillery Grounds in Moorfields, London. He landed at Ware, Hertfordshire, 20 miles away. 15 September 1784
Spectators of balloon ascent, ParisAux 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
Robert Brothers in balloon over the Tuileries, ParisThe Robert Brothers and M. Collin-Hullin ascending in a large oval balloon from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris. 1784
Smiling face balloonSatirical cartoon showing a smiling human face as a balloon in process of being inflated, implying a madness perhaps caused by the gas entering the brain. 1784
Excursion to the moonFanciful depiction of Chevalier Humguffier (or Humgussier) and the Marquis de Gull making an excursion to the moon in their new aerial vehicle. 1784
Ornate Montgolfier balloonAn ornate Montgolfier balloon, Le Flesselles, measuring 126 feet high and 100 feet wide. Montgolfier and six others ascended in this balloon above Lyons, France, on 19 January 1784. 1784
Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth
Lunardis balloon ascent from Artillery GroundLunardis balloon ascent from the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company, making him the first Aerial Traveller in the English Atmosphere. With crowds of spectators. 15 September 1784
Lunardis second Grand Air BalloonMr Lunardis second Grand Air Balloon, in which he ascended from the Artillery Ground on 13 May, and with Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage from St Georges Fields on 29 June. May-June 1785
Three passengers in a balloonVincent Lunardi, George Biggin and Mrs Sage in balloon cage. 1785
Professor demonstrating a balloonA Professor filling and explaining to an audience the nature of a balloon. 1784
King and Queen watching a balloon ascent, WindsorThe King, Queen and others watching a balloon ascent from the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784
Royal Family viewing balloon ascent, WindsorThe Royal Family viewing a balloon ascent in the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784
Lunardis balloon spectatorsLower half of a picture entitled Lunardis Balloon, showing a crowd of spectators standing in a circle -- the balloon is presumably in the sky above them. circa 1780s
Lunardis balloon, PantheonLunardis balloon, exhibited in the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London. 1784
Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage in Lunardis balloonMr Biggin and Mrs Sage going up from St Georges Field in Lunardis balloon, 29 June 1785. June 1785
Lunardis new balloonLunardis New Balloon, with vignettes depicting its making, filling, ascending, at its height, and descending. 1785
Lunardis balloon (bearing a lion and unicorn royal crest) and car containing three people. 1785
Blanchards balloon ascent, Chelsea, LondonGrand Aerostatic Balloon, in which Mr Blanchard ascended from the Royal Military Academy at Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784
Satirical ballooning cartoonSatirical 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 passengersThe 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