Ansicht des areostatischen Ballons qe. wurde vor Ss gemacht. Frau und ...
Print shows Vincente Lunardi ascending from the Royal Palace, Madrid, January 8, 1793 with royal coat-of-arms hanging from the gondola; Lunardi's second balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC st... Mehr
Physik verwirrt Unwissenheit Gewidmet den Underwritern.
French cartoon shows a woman (Physics personified) whipping the bare bottom of one man (possibly Janinet) while another (possibly Abbé Miollan), walks away pulling up his trousers. In the background, men are in... Mehr
Alles in Flammen oder die Ärzte enttäuscht, eine Ansicht aus Lord Fole...
Print shows second trial by Dr. John Sheldon, anatomist, to launch a balloon at Lord Foley's grounds in Portland Place, London, which resulted in the balloon's destruction by fire (Source: L.T.C. Rolt, The Aero... Mehr
Experience de la machine areostatique
Vue d'optique shows the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, "The Globe," ascending from Champ de Mars, Paris, France, August 27, 1783. Caption (French): Experience de la machine aréostatique de Mrs. de Montgolfier d... Mehr
Stephan und Joseph, Gebrüder Mongolfier [sic], geb. zu Annonay im Viva...
Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists; after the gold medal designed by Houdon. Quotation from Ovid printed below portrait. Tissandier collection.
Francois Seraphin Delpech - Gay-Lussac / lith. Delpech., Head and Shou...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French scientist and balloonist Gay-Lussac who tested several hypotheses on the earth's atmosphere. Tissandier collection.
A Etienne de Montgolfier, cooperateur et inventeur de l'art aérostatiq...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier. Tissandier collection.
Mit dieser Eintrittskarte kann eine Person am Tag der Himmelfahrt von ...
Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London, England. Includes a picture of a balloon. Tissandier collection.
M. Pilatre de Rozier, navigateur ae̋rien / dessiné p. Goulet ; gravé p...
Bust-length profile portrait of French balloonist Pilatre de Rozier. Tissandier collection.
N.J. Conté. Obrist der Infanterie, Mitglied des Aegyptischen Instituts...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Nicolas Conté, who experimented with the use of hydrogen for balloons. Tissandier collection.
Luftballons / A. Glocke, geformt.
Book illustration shows five early balloon ascensions in France: two Montgolfier balloons (Fauxbourg St. Antoine and St. Germain); a 1784 balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard; and a Charles and Robert balloon being... Mehr
Antoine de Parcieux von den Königlichen Akademien der Wissenschaften v...
Bust-length profile portrait of French mathematician Antoine de Parcieux. Tissandier collection.
Jos. de Montgolfier, chevalier de l'ordre de St. Michel, inventeur de ...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Joseph Montgolfier. Tissandier collection.
Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais, pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et correspon...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection.
François Blanchard / Bollinger, sc., engraving, Library of Congress
Half-length profile portrait of French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection.
Mr. Blanchard, lʹaréonaute / desine dʹapres nature par Mr. Bolomey ; e...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Includes image of Blanchard's balloon demonstrating his experiments with balloon navigation. Tissandier collection.
Etienne et Joseph Montgolfier, freres. Nés à Annonay en Vivaraes [i.e....
Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists; after the gold medal designed by Houdon. Two images below portrait show "Projet d'un Monument a elever a Mr. Charles" in Paris... Mehr
Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais et de plusieurs autres villes, par ad...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection
Utilité particuliére, du vaisseau volant Divers utilités, du vaisseau ...
Two songs illustrated with humorous pictures of men using flying machines for various purposes. The left panel shows a man fleeing from his creditors, while the four vignettes to the right depict a clergyman, a... Mehr
[Vier Szenen von Männern und Frauen, die um (?) während der Fahrt in B...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of electric motor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Entwurf für einen Ballon mit Segeln als Antrieb, Paris, 1783]
Design drawing shows two men in basket steering balloon by manipulation of a sail. A ladder connects the balloon to a parachute-style apparatus intended for safe descent where a third man handles the connection... Mehr
Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. (... Mehr
Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783
Vue d'optique shows the balloon launched by the Montgolfier brothers ascending from the Palace of Versailles, France, before the royal family, September 19, 1783. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the only pa... Mehr
Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; inset map shows locati... Mehr
[Frau steht im Korb eines Ballons mit Fahnen]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; inset map shows locati... Mehr
Oder präsentieren Sie den Pfarrer, der eine Brille hat, einen Bericht ...
Drawing shows Professor J.A.C. Charles reascending in balloon from the Nesle plain, France, on December 1, 1783, where he had landed shortly before, accompanied by Marie Noel Robert in a two hour journey from P... Mehr
Depart de MM. Charles & Robert, du Jardin des Tuilleries dans leur mac...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. "Sic itur ad astra" wr... Mehr
Globe aërostatique. Dédié à Monsieur Charles. Cette machine est repres...
Jacques Alexandre César Charles departs Nesle, France after the landing of the first hydrogen balloon flight from Paris on December 1, 1783. Marie-Nöel Robert (on the ground at left), who accompanied Charles o... Mehr
La plaisanterie confondüe ou les intrépides voyageurs
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; spectators in foregrou... Mehr
Nouvelle forme de globe aërostatique. Au centre duquel est adapté pour...
Design drawing shows front and side elevations and plan of balloon with devices designed to facilitate navigation and maneuverability while in the air. Tissandier collection.
Vincent Lunardi, Esqr., sein Hund & seine Katze
Half-length portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi, shown with his pets and tribute verse below the image. Mounted with separate sheet "First ae̋rial voyage in England" and possibly Lunardi's signature.... Mehr
L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...
French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... Mehr
Der englische Ballon und seine Anhänge, in denen Mr. Lunardi vom Artil...
Print shows the ascent of Vincent Lunardi from the Moorfields Artillery Grounds, London, September 15, 1784; Lunardi's first ascent and the first balloon ascent in England. He experimented with oars for navigat... Mehr
Portrait d'après nature de quatre phisiciens celebres volants sans bal...
French cartoon shows Abbé Miollan as a cat and Janinet with bag of money(?) over his shoulder beating a hasty retreat after the failure of their balloon ascension attempt on July 11, 1784 enraged the crowd of s... Mehr
Expérience du globe aërostatique du MM. les freres Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Anne-Jean and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, September 19, 1784, accompanied by Colin Hulin. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staf... Mehr
Etienne et Joseph Montgolfier freres. Nes à Annonay en Vivarais. Inven...
Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists. After the gold medal designed by Houdon. Printed below portrait: verse and Se vende chez F.M. Will à Augsbourg. Tissandier collection.
Jean Pierre Blanchard. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Half-length portrait of French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection.
La quatorzieme expérience aerostatique de M. Blanchard accompagné du C...
Print shows the balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille, France. Tissandier collection.
Rival balloons, Tissandier Collection, France, Political Cartoon
British cartoon shows how on a windy day a woman's hat is blown off and takes flight like the balloon shown floating in the distance. Tissandier collection.
Rto. des Kapitäns dn. Vincente Lunardi. Er wurde am 11. Januar 1759 in...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi, with text describing highlights of his diplomatic and aerial activities. Tissandier collection.
Il Capitano Vincenzo Lunardi, nato in Lucca li 3 gennajo 1759, che ese...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi. "Si vende da Luigi Maresculchi alla Stamperia di Musica nel Pallazzo nuovo che fa Cantone ai Gradoni di Chaija" printed below title. Tissandie... Mehr
Figure exacte et proportions, du globe aërostatique, qui, le premier, ...
Print shows elaborately decorated balloon used by Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes in ascent from Paris, October 19, 1783, reaching an altitude of 330 feet for nine minutes. (Source: A... Mehr
[Szenen aus dem Leben Karls IV., König von Spanien]
Print shows forty-eight numbered scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain. In image number forty-one, a man in a balloon is waving a flag to commemorate the accession of Charles IV as King of Sp... Mehr
[Marquis de Brantco (Vanclure), der am 4. April 1784 an einer Ballonfa...
"Son tableau est fidel et vrai comme lui" printed below portrait. Tissandier collection.
Laurent Guyot - J.X. Bureaux-Pusy / Trexel, del. ; Guyot, sc.
Half-length portrait of Jean Xavier Bureaux de Pusy. Tissandier collection.
Louis Bernard Guyton-Morveau, né à Dijon le 4 janvier 1737 / Dess. et ...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French scientist Louis Bernard Guyton-Morveau. Tissandier collection.
Le veritable navigateur aerien / L.J. Stoupy Bijou, invenit et delinea...
Design drawing for an airship navigational system project by Stoupy Bijou consisting of five balloons fastened to a sixty foot mast, a rudder, two 12 foot long oars, and two polygonal vanes to control the rise ... Mehr
M. Bureau de Pusy. Né a Port sur Saône en 17[...], député du Baille d'...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of Jean Xavier Bureaux de Pusy. Tissandier collection.
[Doppelporträt der Gebrüder Montgolfier, französische Ballonfahrer, mi...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Charles aux Thuilleries [i.e. Tuileries] le 1er decembre 1783
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. "Jusq'alors san égal, le monarque des airs, y suivit son rival" printed b... Mehr
Charles aux Thuilleries [i.e., Tuileries] le 1e decembre 1783 / P.G. T...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. Includes banner with caption "Jusq'alors san égal, le monarque des airs, y... Mehr
Monsr. Garnerin, the intrepid aeronaut, engraving, Library of Congress
Oval head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist and parchutist A.J. Garnerin. Tissandier collection.
M. Charles, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. Tissandier collection.
Giuseppe Girolamo Lalande / Demarchi, dis. ; Bonini, inc.
Full-length portrait of French astronomer Joseph Jérôme Lalande. Tissandier collection.
Mrs. R--ss; die Flugreisende
Pair of oval head-and-shoulder portraits; at left is a woman, Mrs. R--ss and the man at right is an unnamed balloonist. Tissandier collection.
Mr. Charles, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist J.A.C. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783. Tissandier collection.
Baron du Pont Duchambon, elève du roi à l'École royale militaire de Pa...
Half-length portrait of Baron Du Pont Duchambon with balloon in background. Tissandier collection.
Jean Louis Carra, né à Pont de Veyle le 11 mars 1742, député du Dépt. ...
Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of Jean-Louis Carra. Tissandier collection.
Vista del globo areostatico que se hechò la tarde 12 de agosto. de 179...
Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from Buon Retiro gardens, Madrid, August 12, 1792; the first balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Ti... Mehr
Het jaar 1804!!!, Tissandier Collection, France
Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing people in hysterics, possibly over an imminent balloon ascension by "Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude." From the ceiling hangs a balloon ... Mehr
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, fermier général. Né a Paris le 16 aout 1743...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French chemist, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier. Vignette below portrait depicts his arrest and conviction in 1794 for being a member of the Farmer's General, a private company that col... Mehr
Het jaar 1804!!!, Tissandier Collection, France
Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing a scene at a failing balloon ascension, in the interests of scientific inquiry, possibly by "Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude." Men strug... Mehr
Vorderseite des Marsfeldes, am 1 Vendemiaire des Jahres VII. Wettrenne...
German print shows an imaginary view of the festivities at the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, on September 22, 1798. Includes a chariot race, captive balloon, and burning wooden castle, with spectators watchi... Mehr
[Zuschauer in einer Arena, die den Aufstieg eines Ballons beobachten, ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Le Colonel Coutelle, chef des aérostiers, en 1794 / Pelletier, del. ; ...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Jean Marie Joseph Coutelle, commander of the first military balloon observation unit in 1794. Tissandier collection.
L'Hirondelle. V. Triquet, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "L'Hirondelle V. Triquet" flying with two men on board. Tissandier collection.
F. Chaussier, professeur à la faculté de médecine, membre de l'Institu...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Francois Chaussier, who conducted some of the first experiments to develop navigational systems for balloons. "Galerie Universelle, no. 216, Publicé par Blaisot" printed below ima... Mehr
[The day's folly] / A. Se., f. - Engraving, Public domain image
Humorvoller Druck zeigt zwei Frauen und einen Mann, die versuchen, einen Mann im Nachthemd einzufangen, bevor er durch ein offenes Fenster fliegt. Titel mit Bleistift auf der Rückseite der Montierung neben "A.F... Mehr
Société d'expériences aérostatiques Direction 24 rue Maubeuge, Paris.
Advertisement showing a balloon with several persons standing in the basket, one climbing the ropes just above the basket. Tricolor banners hanging from the balloon announce the "Société d'expériences aerostati... Mehr
P.J. Barthez / Pigueron., Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders portrait of scientist P.J. Barthez, whose locomotion studies served as a precursor to the study of aerodynamics. Tissandier collection.
Dees Nederlandsche Koe, altoos door Waereld-grooten ...
Dutch political cartoon about the partitioning of the Netherlands shows the shorning and dismembering of the "Nederlandsche" cow. The "Neêrlands" lion, an enraged Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (with sword dr... Mehr
Fr. Chaussier, professeur à la faculté de médecine de Paris, ... membr...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Francois Chaussier, who conducted some of the first experiments to develop navigational systems for balloons. Tissandier collection.
L'Union, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "L'Union" flying with four men on board. Tissandier collection.
Aérotère / H. Francois., Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows a boat-like vehicle on wheels with parachutes. Tissandier collection.
[Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc...
Three technical illustrations show "Calotte du parachute" (crown of deployed parachute); "Parachute ployé, à l'instant du départe" (release from ascending balloon); and "Parachute déployé, à l'instant de la sép... Mehr
Vue brillante de l'aniversaire du 14 juillet 1801
Print shows a crowd viewing fireworks at a Bastille Day celebration in Paris, France. A balloon appears in the upper right corner. "du 25 Messidor de l'Ang. Feu d'arlifice tiré á l'etoile des Champs Elyseés, ... Mehr
Vue de la salle de Walse construite au carré de la laiterie (soixante ...
Der Druck zeigt die Feierlichkeiten zum Jahrestag der Gründung der Französischen Republik am 14. Juli 1801 in zwei Bildern, darunter ein Tanzzelt und eine Ballonfahrt, von der André Jacques Garnerin in einem Fa... Mehr
Die Kammer des Genies / Rowlandson, Inv., 1812.
British cartoon shows an artist wearing nightshirt and painting a picture at his home/studio while his wife, children, and a cat are neglected. Among the pictures on the wall in the background is a balloon "Ara... Mehr
3. und letzte Erfahrung im Fallschirmabstieg von Melle. Garnerin, auf ...
Broadside announcing the final parachute jump at Champ-de-Mars, Paris, April 21, by Elisa Garnerin, who made many parachute descents between 1815 and 1836. Includes two pictures of parachutes. Tissandier collection.
Nouvelle expérience de Mlle. Élisa Garnerin. Avis.
Broadside announcing a parachute jump at Rouen, France, by Elisa Garnerin, who made many parachute descents between 1815 and 1836. Includes two pictures of parachutes. "Nota. La gravure qui représente la grand... Mehr
[Ballon mit offenem Rahmen, Holz- oder Metallkorb und angebrachten Pro...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fête de pantin, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows a balloon with mechanism attached to the bottom of the basket, possibly an elaborate fireworks display. Tissandier collection.
[Konstruktionszeichnung für ein System zum Heben und Senken eines Ball...
(Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Etienne & Joseph Montgolfier, Tissandier Collection, France
Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists. After the gold medal designed by Houdon. Printed above portrait: MS C.L. no. 429. Tissandier collection.
Bartmy. Faujas de Saint-Fond (géologiste), professeur de géologie au J...
Oval head-and-shoulders portrait of the man who opened a public subscription to finance research into balloon flights carried out by Jacques Alexandre Charles in 1783. Tissandier collection.
[Konstruktionszeichnung für ein Navigationssystem für ein Luftschiff m...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of an airship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Krönungszug seiner Majestät George der Vierte, 19. Juli 1821 / gezeich...
Print shows a street procession with King George IV at his coronation festivities on July 19, 1821, in St. James' Park, London. Balloon flying at upper right represents balloonist Charles Green's first ascensi... Mehr
Tivoli. Le dimanche 22 aout, 1824, grand fete extraordinaire a l'occas...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat, August 22, 1824, Tivoli, Paris, at a festival on the occasion of St. Louis Day. Text indicates Margat will stand on an oblong platform below a ... Mehr
Jph. Lis. Gay-Lussac (physicien et chimiste), membre de l'Académie roy...
Head-and-shoulders oval portrait of French scientist and balloonist Gay-Lussac who tested several hypotheses on the earth's atmosphere. Tissandier collection.
L'intérieur et l'extérieur d'un bayair "Couronne de Charles X" / Pav B...
Design drawing proposed by Pav Braun shows interior and exterior views of the Bayair airship "Crown of Charles X," which was to be propelled by 20 balloons inside an enclosure and carry 15 passengers. (Source: ... Mehr
Le prince de Ligne / H. Grevedon, 1825.
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Prince de Ligne, who was on board the balloon "La Fresselle," Jan. 19, 1784, with Joseph Montgolfier and Pilâtre de Rozier. "D'aprés [...]aley inscribed below image. Tissandier ... Mehr
Elevazione aereobatica eseguita da Francezco Orlandi in Bologna nei pu...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Orlandi ascending over the public gardens of Bologna, Italy, November 6, 1828. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection.
Francesco Arban, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Francesco Arban in a circle of clouds. Tissandier collection.
La patrie est en danger / F. d'Orléans, j[ui]n 1830.
French political cartoon uses a scene from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels to compare the situation surrounding the 1830 July Revolution in France to the time when l'Assemblée (the French revolutionary gove... Mehr
Fête donner à la grande duchesse Hélène de russie par W.R. Chateaubria...
Drawing shows a crowd gathered around a balloon on the ground at the festivities prepared by Ambassador W.R. Chateaubriant in honor of the Grand Duchess of Russia in Rome, 1830. A second balloon is in sky at up... Mehr
Dix-neuvième ascension de Mr. Margat, l'aéronaute ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat in France. Text includes statement by the balloonist. Includes statement by Margat: Les preuves de bienveillance et d'intérêt que j'ai reçues, ... Mehr
Les quatre éléments. Louis était un enfant léger qui n'apportait aucum...
French comic strip shows a young boy, "Louis," who decides to apply himself at school after unfortunate experiences with the four elements. Louis learns about fire by getting burned while working for a baker; a... Mehr
Wettbewerb um den besten Weg, einen Ballon zu heben, ohne Ballastgas z...
Design drawing shows proposal by Louis Panafieu in which the operator in an open car attached to the balloon achieves lift without loss of gas in ballast by manipulating cords on underside of the balloon. Inclu... Mehr
Die neue Londoner Brücke, wie sie am Montag, dem 1. August 1831, bei d...
Print shows balloon possibly piloted by British balloonist Charles Green ascending over New London Bridge on the occasion of its opening, August 31, 1831, witnessed by William IV, King of Great Britain. (Source... Mehr