Aerostatic Collection

Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little Chelsea
Grand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784

Balloon ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris
Balloon ascent of Charles and Robert from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, the first voyage made in a hydrogen balloon. After sending off a trial hydrogen balloon, Charles designed

Balloon ascent, Champ de Mars, Paris
Balloon ascent by Montgolfier, d Anonai and Vivarais from the Champ de Mars, Paris. 27 August 1783

Balloon test flight by Vicente Lunardi (1754-1806)
History of Air Transport. 18th century. Balloon test flight by Vicente Lunardi (1754-1806) before King Charles IV and the entire royal family, on January 8, 1793. Etching on paper by Jose Rodriguez

Balloon ascent of Vicente Lunardi (1754-1806) on the Buen Retiro, August 12, 1792. Etching on paper, circa 1793. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Aerostatic Machine, Ballooning
George B Bales, newly invented Aerostatic Machine - Ballooning. circa 1850

Air balloon of Charles and Robert, Paris
The air balloon of Charles and Robert, exhibited in Paris, from where they ascended from the Tuileries Gardens. 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

Ornate balloon ascending, Paris
A large, ornate Montgolfier balloon ascending over Paris, with two passengers (probably Andre Giroud de Villette and Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier). With people on the launch site below

Montgolfier balloon, built in the garden of Jean-Baptiste Reveillon, Rue de Montreuil, Faubourg St Antoine, Paris, funded by the Academie Royale des Sciences. Depicted here being filled by gas

Montgolfier balloon in flight over Lyons, France
Third balloon ascent in Lyons, France, under the direction of Joseph de Montgolfier, showing the balloon known as Le Flesselle in flight above the city. Date: 19 January 1784

Mr. Martyns Design for an Aerostatic Globe, 1783 - The earliest English design for a Navigable Balloon. Date: 1783

The Aerostatic Stage Balloon (1783) [C.F.A. Pierce Collection]

Grand Aerostatic Balloon - Blanchard
Grand Aerostatic Balloon in which M. Blanchard ascended from the Royal Military Academy at Little Chelsea, 16 October 1784. [C.F.A. Pierce Collection]

Prospectus for Grand Air-Balloon or New Aerostatic Machine. [Cuthbert-Hodgson Collection]

New Aerostatic Machine 65ft high and 120ft circumference in which M. Le. Chev de Moret will go up May 10th 1784. [Cuthbert-Hodgson Collection]

Lunardis Grand Air Balloon. Engraved for the Aerostatic Spy, 1 April 1785

Argands aerostatic experiment at Windsor Castle
Plate showing Argands aerostatic experiment at Windsor Castle. 26 November 1783

The Aerostatic Globe exhibited at Paris
Plate showing The Aerostatic Globe exhibited at Paris by Mefsrs Charles and Robert Decr 1st 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 ascent by Blanchard, Champ de Mars, Paris
Balloon ascent by Jean-Pierre Blanchard from the Champ de Mars, Paris, with Pere Dont-Pecque (Dom Pech, a Benedictine monk). 2 March 1784

Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris

Montgolfier balloon in flight over Lyons, France
General 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 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

Blanchard and Lepinard balloon ascent
14th balloon ascent of Jean-Pierre Blanchard, accompanied by the Chevalier Lepinard, at Lille, Flanders. With spectators and soldiers on the ground. 26 August 1785

Balloon event, Charles Green, Aylesbury
Grand Aerostatic Fete at Aylesbury, 416th Balloon Ascent by Mr Charles Green in his Royal Victoria Balloon. From a spacious meadow belonging to Mr T J Hinds of the Black Swan Inn, Cambridge Street

Lunardi in a balloon
Lunardis 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

Blanchards balloon ascent, Chelsea, London
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, in which Mr Blanchard ascended from the Royal Military Academy at Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784

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

The Aerostatic globe balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France

Patinhas Project
The aerostatic fish of Jose Patinha who flew it from Plazentia in Spain to Coria, on the Aragon river, a distance of 12 leagues

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