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Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 1828
Judi Dench as Ophelia and Coral Browne as GertrudeDame Judi Denchs professional stage debut as Ophelia with Coral Browne as Gertrude in Hamlet, produced by the London Old Vic Company. Date: 1957
Ascent of Mr Sadler, NottinghamThe Ascent of Mr Sadler the celebrated British Aeronaut at Nottingham. 1 November 1813
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little ChelseaGrand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784
Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew BridgePoster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825
Garnerin balloon with parachuteGarnerins balloon with a parachute below, and a French flag waved from the cage. He ascended from North Audley Street, landing 10 minutes later in the parachute near St Pancras Church -- claimed to
Spanish lottery game for children, Neuva Loteria De Los Globos (Juego para les ninos.) Num. 57. Made up of 52 small pictograms of various fanciful balloon designs. 1867
German or Austrian soldiers with hand grenades, WW1German or Austrian soldiers throwing hand grenades during the First World War. 10 September 1917
Garnerins descent by parachuteNewspaper report with colour illustrations of Garnerins descent by parachute, London. Date: 21 September 1802
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
Balloon over CalaisImaginary scene showing a balloon over Calais, built by M Romain and piloted by M Pilatre de Rozier, intended for a flight from France to England. late 18th century
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
Garnerin descending in his parachute, with his discarded balloon on the left. Claimed to be the first human being to descend from a balloon by means of a parachute (animals had previously been used)
Ballooning poster, Mr H GreenPoster advertising Mr H Greens second balloon ascent from the Great Northern Pleasure Grounds, Old St Pancras Road, near Kings Cross, London, his 233rd ascent in his Great Northern balloon
Balloon launched from Artillery GroundBalloon launched from the Artillery Ground, watched by a crowd of spectators. 25 November 1783
Balloon in flightA crowd of people watching a balloon in flight. circa early 19th century
Blanchards balloon ascent, Little ChelseaBlanchards balloon ascent from Mr Lochees Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784
Count Zambeccaris balloon Showing Miss Grice having to dismount so that the payload will be light enough to enable the flight from Tottenham Court Road
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
Garnerins balloonsFive illustrations of An exact representation of M. Garnerins Balloons with an accurate view of the ascent and descent of the parachute
Balloons and ballooning scenes
The Great Aerial Navigator, or Atmospheric Machine! An article with a detailed diagram showing an aerial machine claimed to be capable of transportation to India and China in the space of five days
Satirical ballooning cartoonKeegans Balloon 1784. A rude satirical cartoon showing a hot air balloon emitting flames and a head labelled The English Balloon 1784, with a crowd of people standing round
Airship shaped like a fish, SpainAn airship shaped like a fish, being rowed across the sky from the town of Plazentia to Coria in Spain, piloted by Dom Joseph Patinho
German lottery gameA German lottery game, Neues Bilder Lotterie Spiel. With eighty miniature pictograms depicting various technologies, including a balloon. circa early 19th century
Satirical cartoon, The Flight of FashionSatirical cartoon entitled The Flight of Fashion, with two scenes: A peep at Hop-Tons, and Grappling, Expansion, Escape, Descent, Buoyant. 1829
Satirical cartoon, March of Intellect, showing the Grand Vacuum Tube Companys tube link from London to Bengal, and caricaturing many inventions including balloons
Satirical cartoon, raising a balloonSatirical cartoon, Moyen infaillible d enlever les Ballons -- a group of commedia dell arte characters trying to raise a balloon on a wooden frame. circa 18th century
Satirical cartoon, March of Intellect No. 2, showing various forms of transport including balloons and other flying machines. circa 1828
Satirical cartoon, An Aerial Excursion, showing a thin Englishman and a plump Frenchwoman in a balloon, while the crowd on the ground makes rude comments in speech bubbles. 1802
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
Satirical cartoon, Rural Sports, Balloon Hunting
Satirical cartoon, Descent of the Great BalloonSatirical political cartoon, Descent of the Great Balloon, showing ten politicians travelling in a hot-air balloon. Speech bubbles show the mens concerns about the rapid descent of the balloon
Satirical cartoon, A Rising StatesmanSatirical political cartoon, A Rising Statesman. Showing a young politician with an older man in a balloon gondola, waving his hat to an imaginary crowd below
Satirical cartoon, An Appropriate Text!, showing a street preacher preaching to four bored-looking people while a large crowd watches the launch of the Charles Green balloon
Fanciful ballooning scene
Satirical ballooning cartoonPrime Bang up at Hackney or a Peep at the Balloon. A satirical cartoon showing chaos as crowds watch a balloon near the Mermaid pub. circa 1830s
Satirical ballooning cartoon
Mr Sadler in balloon over OxfordTo the Right Honourable Lord Grenville, Chancellor of the University of Oxford - the ascent of Mr Sadler, the celebrated British aeronaut, at Oxford. Showing two men with flags hovering in a balloon
Three passengers in a balloonVincent Lunardi, George Biggin and Mrs Sage in balloon cage. 1785
Three passengers in a balloonThe Three Favorite Aerial Travellers. Vincent Lunardi, George Biggin and Mrs Sage in a 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
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
Royal Family viewing balloon ascent, WindsorThe Royal Family viewing a balloon ascent in the garden of Windsor Castle. 1784