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Robertson balloon flight, Munich, GermanyRobertson ascending in a balloon from a square in Munich, Germany, watched by a crowd of spectators
Professor Bourguet, balloon ascent, BerlinHead and shoulders portrait of Professor Bourguet, who made a balloon ascent in Berlin, Germany. 23 May 1804
Garnerin, husband and wife, French ballooning coupleHead and shoulders portraits of Andre-Jacques and Jeanne-Genevieve Garnerin, French ballooning couple, with a small balloon and parachute between them and a scene of spectators below
Blanchard balloon ascent, Nuremberg, GermanyJean-Pierre Blanchards 28th balloon ascent, over Nuremberg, Germany. He ascended from an area called the Jews Marsh. (2 of 2) 12 November 1787
Blanchard balloon ascent over Nuremberg, Germany
Blanchard balloon ascent, Nuremberg, GermanyBalloon in which Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascended above Nuremberg, Germany. Showing the balloon, the gondola and the parachute, with a small animal looking out of the cage. (2 of 2) 12 November 1787
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
Entrance of Louis XVIII into ParisScene on the Pont Neuf, Paris, during the entrance of King Louis XVIII into Paris, with Sophie Blanchard in flight overhead in her balloon
Elisa Garnerin parachute descentElisa Garnerin descending in a parachute, possibly into the Champ de Mars, Paris, entitled Pour la Fete Du Roy! par Elisa Garnerin. The released balloon is in the top left. early 19th century
Mr Fitzpatrick Kights balloon flightA hand-painted drawing showing a man standing in the gondola of a balloon waving umbrellas. A handwritten note reads: Mr Fitzpatrick Kights Ascension bought in a native bazaar, Calcutta April 1853
Balloon flight over Dieppe, FranceDetailed landscape and cityscape of Dieppe providing an aerial view of the city with a balloon flying overhead. circa 1846
Balloon flight over Rouen, FranceDetailed landscape and cityscape of Rouen taken from a hilltop overlooking city with a balloon in flight overhead. 1846
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
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
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little ChelseaGrand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 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
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
Garnerin balloon with parachuteGarnerins balloon with a parachute below, and a French flag waved from the cage
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, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 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
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
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
Satirical cartoon on ballooning
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
Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect. Showing a robotic figure sweeping away all the old laws and other rubbish, with balloons in the sky above. circa early 19th century
Satirical cartoon, Locomotion Plate 2, A few small inconveniences Theres nothing perfect. Showing a man in a steam powered walking machine with things going wrong all around him. circa 1835
Satirical cartoon, LocomotionSatirical cartoon: Locomotion. Walking by Steam. Riding by Steam. Flying by Steam. Showing two women riding a wheeled vehicle made of a large teapot
Satirical political cartoon, The Fall of Icarus, showing a plump, naked Earl Temple (Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos)
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
Women floating in the air by the use of parasols with large butterflies attached, and wings on their shoes, gazed at from the ground by men with lorgnettes and telescopes. circa 18th century
Satirical ballooning imageA rude satirical image of large and small balloons tied together, lifting a cannon, entitled The Montgolsier. A first rate of the French Aerial Navy. A Fart, an Ass, a Fool, A Monkey, a Nothing. 1783
Departing by balloon
People and animals with a balloonFanciful design showing crowds of people and animals watching the ascent of an idealised balloon (complete with what appears to be a key to wind it up)
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
Satirical ballooning cartoonLord Holeys Balloon. 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
Ascent of Coxwells balloon, Crystal Palace, LondonThe scientific ascent of Mr H Coxwells Mammoth Balloon from the Crystal Palace, London. Listing below the names of various passengers of Mr Coxwell. 1862
Charles Green, aeronaut and balloonistPortrait of Charles Green (1785-1870), the aeronaut and balloonist, from an original painting in the possession of Robert Holland Esq MP
Balloon ascending with Sadler and PagetA balloon ascending with Mr Sadler and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, London, watched by a crowd of spectators. 12 August 1811
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
Balloon descending into Bristol ChannelA balloon descending into the water of the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth. The passengers were Sadler and Clayfield, who ascended from Bristol. 24 September 1810
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
Opening of the New Hungerford MarketView during the opening of the New Hungerford Market, with boats on the River Thames, and a balloon in the sky, piloted by Mr Graham. 2 July 1833
Satirical ballooning cartoon, Lord GrenvilleHe Steers His Flight. Satirical cartoon on the subject of Lord Grenvilles installation as Chancellor of Oxford University
Garnerins balloon and parachute
Satirical ballooning cartoonA Scene in the Farce of Lofty Projects as performed with great success for the benefit and amusement of John Bull Ano D 1825
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
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
