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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. 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
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
Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, KentPreparing a balloon for ascent from the Village of Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, during which Mr P Cornillot achieved horizontal steering at different heights. 23 August 1825
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
Lunardis balloon, PantheonLunardis balloon, exhibited in the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London. 1784
