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Lunardis grand air balloonLunardis Grand Air Balloon, with inset portrait in profile. The balloon ascended from the Artillery Ground, London, on 15 September 1784, travelled for three hours, and descended near Ware
Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage in Lunardis balloonMr Biggin and Mrs Sage going up from St Georges Field in Lunardis balloon, 29 June 1785. June 1785
Lunardis new balloonLunardis New Balloon, with vignettes depicting its making, filling, ascending, at its height, and descending. 1785
Fanciful balloon, La MinerveFanciful drawing of a balloon carrying a large ship entitled La Minerve vaisseau airien, designed by Professor Robertson. circa 18th century
Lunardis balloon (bearing a lion and unicorn royal crest) and car containing three people. 1785
Jean Pierre Blanchard, French balloonistJean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809), French balloonist. 1785
Blanchards balloon ascent, Chelsea, LondonGrand Aerostatic Balloon, in which Mr Blanchard ascended from the Royal Military Academy at Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784
Opening of New London BridgeSeries of coloured drawings, depicting the opening of New London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide. 1 August 1831
Satirical ballooning cartoonSatirical cartoon: The Aerostatic Stage Balloon sets out from Swan with two necks Various passengers can be seen, sitting on three levels. They include royalty, a pope, a cardinal and a devil. 1783
Balloon ascent, Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent
Mr Green on horseback with his balloonArticle and illustration, Ascension of Mr Green with his Balloon, on Horseback, on Tuesday from the Eagle Tavern, City Road, with an Account of his Descent at Beckenham in Kent. 1828
Balloon ascending with animal passengersThe Ascent of the Aerial Balloon. A fanciful engraving of a balloon rising with a cage full of animals (a duck, a cockerel and a lamb), with a crowd of people watching. 1783
Descent of Montgolfier balloonThe descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783
Ornately decorated balloon in flightAn ornately decorated balloon in flight, possibly over Islington, North London. 1815
Garnerins balloon and parachuteIllustrated text showing designs of balloon and parachute used by Mr Garnerin to ascend from the Volunteers Parade, North Audley Street, Grosvenor Square, London
Montgolfier balloon, Gonesse, near ParisGeneral alarm of the inhabitants of Gonesse, near Paris, resulting from the fall of Montgolfiers air balloon. 1783
Garnerins balloonsFive illustrations of An exact representation of M. Garnerins Balloons with an accurate view of the ascent and descent of the parachute
Cover design, Farman aviation brochure, promoting popular tourism and economical travel, showing a couple in Paris getting ready for a trip to Madrid. circa 1920
Cover design, International Exhibition, BrusselsCover design, Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles (Universal and International Exhibition, Brussels), with international airship competitions
Cover design, Imperial Airways map of the European Air Routes for 1934: London-Paris, Paris-Basle, Basle-Zurich, London-Brussels, Brussels-Cologne, London-Le Touquet
Cover design, Imperial Airways mapCover design, Imperial Airways route map, Cairo to Cape Town. With three stylised planes (or birds) and the outline of a palm tree on an orange background. 1934-1935
Cover design, Jersey Airways brochureCover design, Jersey Airways Ltd brochure. circa 1934
Cover design, Jersey Airways timetableCover design, Jersey Airways Ltd timetable for Summer 1934. 1934
Cover design, Latecoere Airlines timetable, serving France, Spain and Morocco. The Latecoere company was founded in 1917, and is based in Toulouse. Showing a map with routes. circa 1922
Cover design, Air Union timetable, serving London and Paris. Travel By Air -- Pleasure, Comfort, Speed, Regularity, Safety. Showing a stylised red plane flying over fields. circa 1928
Cover design, Deruluft timetableCover design, Deruluft (Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft, LVG), serving Berlin and Moscow. circa 1934
Cover design, Pan American Airways timetableCover design, Pan American Airways System Atlantic Service timetable, serving Bermuda, America and Europe. July 1939
Cover design, Western Airways timetableCover design, Western Airways summer timetable, showing a map with destinations: Manchester, Birmingham, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Weston, Barnstaple, Newquay and Penzance. 1939
Cover design, Sabena airmail service, between Belgium and the Congo in five days. Showing part of the globe with a red line marking the route. March 1935
Cover design, Scottish Airways timetableCover design, Scottish Airways summer timetable, May 1938 until further notice. Incorporating Northern and Scottish Airways and Highland Airways. Go By Air. 1938
Cover design, Railway Air Services timetable in conjunction with Spartan Air Lines Ltd, between London and the Isle of Wight. circa 1936
Cover design, Patco Airlines timetableCover design, Patco Airlines brochure and timetable, for flights to and from Manila, Baguio and Paracale. Showing a red and blue monoplane on a yellow and green background. 1936
Leaflet design, LufthansaLeaflet design, Deutsche Lufthansa, offering Aerobus flights between Cologne and Frankfurt, and steamer trips on the Rhine between Cologne and Dusseldorf. circa 1926
Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetableCover design, French Air Ministry, Regie Air Afrique, timetable for the Europe-Congo-Madagascar summer service. 1936
Poster, Jersey AirwaysPoster, I m going by Jersey Airways, showing monkeys, a pig and a puppy rejecting alternative means of transport. Lawson Wood produced an number of posters for Jersey Airways which from its formation
Records of first UK aerial mail serviceThepostmasters official handwrittenrecordsrelatingto thefirst UKaerialmail service from London to Windsor andWindsor to LondoninSeptember1911. 1911
Book cover design, The Clipper of the Clouds, by Jules Verne, London: Sampson, Low, Marston, 1887. 1887
Book cover design, My Airships: the Story of my Life, by Alberto Santos-Dumont, London: Grant Richards, 1904. 1904
Book cover design, Andree and his Balloon, by Henri Lachambre and Alexis Machuron, London: Archibald Constable & Co, 1898. 1898
Book cover design, The Mastery of the Air, by William J Claxton, Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, 1914. 1914
Book cover design, The Air Patrol: a Story of the North-West Frontier, by Herbert Strang, London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Showing an airman with a map. 1913
Book cover design, Through the Air: a Narrative of Forty Years Experience as an Aeronaut, by John Wise, Philadelphia: To-day Printing & Pub. Co, 1873. Showing a balloon over the sea. 1873
Book cover design, All About Aircraft, by Ralph Simmonds, London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1915. Showing an airship hovering over a range of mountains. 1915
Book cover design, Conquering the Air: the Romance of the Development and Use of Aircraft, by Archibald Williams, London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, Ltd, 1926. 1926
Book cover design, King of the Air: or, to Morocco on an Airship, by Herbert Strang, London: H. Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. 1908
Book cover design, How to Fly: or the Conquest of the Air, by Richard Ferris, London: Thomas Nelson & Son. 1910. Showing a man in a primitive monoplane. 1910
Book cover design, The Cloud King: or up in the air & down in the sea, by W Stephens Hayward, London: Darton and Hodge, 1866. Showing a balloon attached to a whale. 1866
Book cover design, From the Earth to the Moon: Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes and a Trip Round It, by Jules Verne, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1888. 1888
