Gondola Collection

Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28. 9 September 1836

Venice travel poster
Attractive poster for the French National Railways, Chemin de Fers de l Est, advertising Venice (or Venise) as a holiday destination

Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascent
First ascent from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, of the Vauxhall Royal Balloon, containing several passengers. 9 September 1836

The Gondo-liar by Leon Heron
A gondolier who, according to the pun in the title, is less than honest, reaches over his lady passenger as if to kiss her. A large moon hangs over the Venetian canal. Date: 1930

The Transporter at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
The Newport Transporter Bridge - a transporter bridge crossing the River Usk in Newport, South Wales (Monmouthshire). A Grade I listed structure, designed by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin

Venice, Italy - Grand Hotel Royal Danieli and Gondolas. Date: circa 1920s

Venice - 1930s brochure cover
Front cover of a brochure advertising the delights of Venice in 1935. A stylishly dressed man and woman sit in a gondola. Some golf clubs can be seen as part of their luggage behind them. Date: 1935

Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, Milan
Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811

The Battle of the Balloons. A fanciful image depicting four balloons with flags and sails, their passengers in close aerial combat. The opponents appear to be British and French. circa 18th century

Grand Canal Looking South-East from the Campo Santa Sophia t
Canaletto (1697-1768). Italian painter. Grand Canal Looking South-East from the Campo Santa Sophia to the Rialto Bridge, c. 1756. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Carnival in Venice by C. H. Shepard
Glowing and colourful scene showing various masked revellers enjoying the Carnival in Venice

Poster advertising Venice, depicting one of the citys many picturesque canals

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line trips to Venice
Poster advertising Royal Mail Line autumn cruises to Venice, also calling at the Dalmatian Coast, Athens, Corfu and Constantinople. Showing a gondola on the canal below the Bridge of Sighs

Offenbach Hoffmann
(The Tales of Hoffmann) The closing scene of the Venetian episode : Hoffmann watches as Guilietta goes off with another lover

Bride and groom in a gondola, Malpas, Cornwall
Bride and groom in a gondola, near the village of Malpas, on the Truro River, Cornwall -- they were on their way from the church to the reception. Date: circa 1960s

If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus. A view of London if its streets were canals. c. 1900s

The forward gondola of the R34. The airship is being eased up, preparatory to flight, when the lines held by the groundcrew will be released from the handling rail. 14 March 1919 (the first flight)

Balloon ascent by Blanchard
Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon, probably for the planned ascent from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 2 March 1784. A slightly fanciful representation of the balloon, parachute and carriage. circa 1784

Balloon ascent on Queen Victorias birthday

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Mediterranean Cruises, with Venice and gondolas. 20th century

Venetians in a gondola wearing bauta masks, 18th century, Italy, from a painting by Canaletto.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

PALLADIO, Andrea di Pietro dalla Gondola, called Andrea (1508-1580). Villa Capra. 1566. ITALY. Vicenza. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Venetian school. Architecture

Gondolas in Venice, Italy circa 2008

Airship Z9 Gondola on a Trolley

Gondola of the Dirigible Airship Clement Bayard

Vickers Airship R80 Forward Gondola at Barrow, Walney Is?
Vickers Airship R80 Forward Gondola at Barrow, Walney Island, UK

Grand Canal Venice Italy early 1900s

Rialto Bridge Venice Italy early 1900s

Italy Venice Grand Canal pre-1900

Italy Venice Bridge of Sighs pre-1900

Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy

Ponte Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy

Transporter Bridge over the River Loire, Nantes, France. Built in 1903, the bridge had a span of 141m across the Loire and was demolished during the Second World War

The Farewell
This oil painting shows a distant interaction between a woman standing on some steps, and a man on a gondola styled boat, ready to set off. Date: circa 1920

Musique Sur Leau, Le Soir, Venise
A painting of a dark, night time scene with glowing lights revealing a number of gondola boats at a music event on the waters of Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1916

On The Grand Canal, Venice
A painting of a gondola setting off between the red mooring poles in the Grand canal of Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1916

Middlesbrough - The Tees Transporter Bridge
Middlesbrough, The Tees Transporter Bridge, which opened in 1911. The bridge carries a travelling car, or gondola, suspended from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds

Illumination of the Grand Canal, Venice
The illumination of the Grand Canal in Venice, in honour of the launch of the new ironclad (warship) Francesco Morosini'. Date: 1885

Tranquil scene of a gondola on a canal in Venice. Date: 1954

Piccard's Gondola
Gondola used by Professor Auguste Antoine Piccard (1884-1962) and Max Cosyns (1906-1998) for the second ascent into the Sratosphere on August 18, 1932

Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907
German and France, rivalry between two air-ships. The German air-ship that stayed up the longest for three hours over Berlin, over the French rival La Patrie. Date: 1907

ZANCHI, Antonio (1631-1722). Death in Venice. 1666. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History)

This picture shows a couple enjoying a romantic moment in Venice. Date: 1926

Vintage 19th century photograph: Bridge of Sighs, Ponte dei Sospiri. The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars

Vintage 19th century photograph: Tre Ponti, canal Venice, Italy

c. 1880s Italy - Rio San Antonio Venice Venezia
c.1880s Italy - Rio San Antonio Venice Venezia

c. 1880s Italy - Rio Vidnan Venice Venizia
c.1880s Italy - Rio Vidnan Venice Venizia

c. 1880s Italy - three arch bridge San Giobbe canal
c.1880s Italy - three arch bridge San Giobbe canal

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