First parachute2

Français : Le premier parachute de Jacques Garnerin, essayé par lui-même au parc de Mousseaux, le 22 octobre 1797
English: Jacques Garnerin's first parachute, which he tested on himself at Parc Monceau, Paris, on 22 October 1797). Caption translation: (Figure 1) Canopy of the parachute; (figure 2) Parachute position at the instant of departure (from the ground into the air); (figure 3) Parachute deployed at the instant of separation from the balloon.