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First Powered Airship - British Army Dirigible No 1The new British lead military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, made its maiden ascent at Farnborough. The early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer
Professor Dales balloon adventure at Gibraltar, 1889. An interesting balloon ascent was performed on 7th December 1889 by the aeronautic Professor Dale
Monument to Eugenie de Montijo on the summit of Larrun (La Rhune), a mountain at the western end of the Pyrenees. It is located on the border of France and Spain
Comic postcard, Father and son discuss evolution Date: 20th century
Vintage 19th century photograph: glacier, Grindelwald, Switzerland, Swiss Alps
19th century vintage photograph: View of Sorrento, with some coming from the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph - Grindelwald, Hotel Baren, Switzerland, mountains, Alps
Vintage 19th century photograph - entrance to the St Gotthard tunnel, railway line, Switzerland
Vintage late 19th century photograph - Laurebrunnen and the Staubbach Waterfall, Swiss Alps, Switzerland
View of Bergen and its harbour, Norway19th century vintage photograph: view of Bergen and its harbour, Norway. Axel Lindahl studio
Lake Lucerne. Old Axenstrasse SwitzerlandVintage 19th century photograph: Lake Lucerne. Old Axenstrasse is the name of the sharply winding and precipitous ascent in a a steep and narrow zig-zag road in Central Switzerland
Main Street, Centengaval, Barra, Outer Hebrides, ScotlandVintage 19th century photograph: Main Street, Centengaval, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c.1880 s
Inland Sea, Onomichi, Bingo, Japan, c. 1880 sVintage 19th century photograph: Inland Sea, Onomichi, Bingo, Japan, c.1880 s
Positano, Amalfi Coast, Italy19th century vintage photograph - Positano, a cliffside village on southern Italys Amalfi Coast. Its now a well-known holiday destination with a pebble beachfront and steep
Crypta Neapolitana, Piedigrotta, Naples, , Italy19th century vintage photograph - Entrance to Crypta Neapolitana, Piedigrotta, Naples, Campania, Italy, c.1880
Railway viaduct at Loulla (Isere), FranceVintage 19th century photograph: railway viaduct at Loulla (Isere), France
Linolds Bridge on the Devils Water near Hexham, NorthumberlandVintage 19th century photograph: Linolds Bridge on the Devils Water near Hexham, Northumberland
Papenberg, Papenburg, Nagasaki harbour, JapanVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. Papenberg, Papenburg, at the entrance to Nagasaki harbour
Nazareth and the Well of the VirginVintage 19th century photograph - Palestine, Israel, Holy Land - Nazareth and the Well of the Virgin
Jerusalem from the Wall of En-Rogel, Franci Frith 1857Photograph by Francis Frith, from his trip to Egypt, Palestine and the wider Holy lands in 1857 - Jerusalem from the Wall of En-Rogel
Mount Serbal from the Wadee Feyran, Holy LandPhotograph by Francis Frith, from his trip to Egypt, Palestine and the wider Holy lands in 1857 - Mount Serbal from the Wadee Feyran, Wadi Feiran
The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith. A very relaxed Victorian man is transported to the top of the mountain on a giant pair of retractable mechanical
India - reversing station on the Darjeeling railwayVintage 19th century photograph, India - reversing station on the Darjeeling railway, below Teendaria
300 stone steps at the Moon Temple, Kobe, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Snowdonia, Wales - ascent from Llanberis - man and horseVintage 19th century photograph: View in Snowdonia, Wales - the ascent from Llanberis - man and horse
Captain William Duncan Dale ready for balloon ascentCaptain William Duncan Dale ready for his balloon ascent at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE London, July 1892. 1892
Piccards Feat - recovery on landingAftermath of the ascent by Professor Picard of Brussels University on August 18 1932, by balloon to around 10 1/2 miles, the greatest height achieved by a man at that point
Piccards feat - Atmospheric Exploration IllustratedThe Meaning of Piccards Feat: atmospheric exploration illustrated. Professor Piccard of Brussels University made a daring ascent on 18 August 1932 where he rose to approximately 16
Balloon ascent by Mrs Graham, Vauxhall Gardens, LondonFirst Balloon Ascent at night by a female, Mrs Graham from Vauxhall Gardens, London, 26 July 1850. 1850
CLEMENCEAU IN PATRIEClemenceau and general Picquart - the defender of Dreyfus, now minister for war - make an ascent in the military airship Patrie at Chalons military camp. Date: August 1907
1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of the worlds highest peak
Mer de Glace Sea of Ice glacier, French AlpsVintage 19th century photograph - Mer de Glace Sea of Ice glacier. The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. Photo c.1870's
Chamonix Valley and Mont Blanc, FranceVintage 19th century photograph - Chamonix Valley and Mont Blanc. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is a commune in the Haute Savoie department in the Rhone-Alpes region in the south-eastern part of France
Mer de Glace, glacier, Chamonix, FranceVintage 19th century photograph - Mer de Glace, glacier, Chamonix, France
Ilecillewaet Canyon, river, British Columbia, CanadaVintage 19th century photograph railroad along the Ilecillewaet Canyon, river, British Columbia, Canada
Pilatre De RozierJEAN-FRANCOIS PILATRE DE ROZIER Pioneer French aviator, made the first manned balloon ascent in a Montgolfier balloon. Date: 1756 - 1785
Partial Ascent of the New Steam Captive BalloonPoster advertising the Partial Ascent of the New Steam Captive Balloon, Ashburnham Park, Kings Road, Chelsea, September 7th 1868 Date: 1868
Ascension de Madame GarnerinAscent of Madame Garnerin 28th March 1802. Date: 1802
Mr. Cockings ParachutePoster for The Casket July 29 1837 advertising A History of Parachutes recording a full description of Mr. Cockings Parachute, and of its Ascent, and all the Particulars of its Disastrous Descent
Air balloon of Charles and Robert, ParisThe air balloon of Charles and Robert, exhibited in Paris, from where they ascended from the Tuileries Gardens. 1 December 1783
Royal Vauxhall Balloon ascentCharles Green and fellow-passengers in the Royal Vauxhall Balloon, making its third ascent on 27 September 1836
K2 mountaineers - Lacedelli & CompagnoniLino Lacedelli (1925 - 2009) on the left, alongside Achille Compagnoni (1914 - 2009), the two climbers who made the first successful ascent to the summit of K2 on 31 July 1954
Balloon Ascent / Horse / MenTwo men fly above Paris on a live horse, which seems naturally terrified by the whole ordeal. One of the gentleman appears to be in jockeys attire
Ascent of Mont Blanc in the Alps between France and Italy. 1834
Spain. Barcelona. Dockyards door and ascent to the wall of sBarcelona. Dockyards door and ascent to the wall of sea. Engraving, 19th century. Drawing of G. Mosteyrin. Museum of City History. Barcelona. Spain
Roman Art. Marble sarcophagus with flying erotes holding a clipeus portrait. At the bottom, the Earth and the Ocean. Dated between 190-200. Severan period. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York
The Long Ascent - Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan Date: circa 1907
Michelin Air Prize 1911The winners of the Michelin Special Air Prize, Eugene Renault and passenger M.Senouque, pictured above the sponsors, Andre and Edouard Michelin. Date: 7 March 1911
