![This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvdGhpcy10aWNrZXQtd2lsbC1hZG1pdC1vbmUtcGVyc29uLWludG8tdGhlLW9uLXRoZS1kYXktb2YtbXItbHVuYXJkaXMtYXNjZW5zaW9uLTYzZDA5Zi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/60/webp "This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lunardi's ascension, price three shillings")
This ticket will admit one person into the [...] on the day of Mr. Lun...
Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London, England. Includes a picture of a balloon. Tissandier collection.
Machine aérostatique de 70 pieds de hauteur sur 46 de diametre, qui s'...
Illustration shows the ornate balloon used by Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and Girond de Villete in a captive balloon ascent from Paris, October 19, 1783, reaching an altitude of 330 feet for nine minutes. (... More
Air-balloons / A. Bell, sculpt.
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... More
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. (... More
![Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1hZXJvc3RhdGlxdWUtZmFpdGUtdmVyc2FpbGxlcy1sZS0xOS1zZXB0LTE3ODMtODBlZDRmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783")
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... More
Ou présente à signer un procès verbal aux curés celui qui ligne a des ...
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... More
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... More
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... More
The English balloon and appendages in which Mr. Lunardi ascended into ...
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... More
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... More
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... More
Troisieme voyage aërien, expérience faite à Lion le 19 Janvier 1784, s...
Print shows the balloon "Le Flesselles," constructed by Joseph Montgolfier, ascending over the Rhone River and the city of Lyons, January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Pil... More
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... More
![[Title page and frontispiece to Jean-Pierre Blanchard's Journal of my forty-fifth ascension..., showing a balloon with a man holding an American flag]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDEvdGl0bGUtcGFnZS1hbmQtZnJvbnRpc3BpZWNlLXRvLWplYW4tcGllcnJlLWJsYW5jaGFyZHMtam91cm5hbC1vZi1teS1mb3J0eS1maWZ0aC1lNGZmNzktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Title page and frontispiece to Jean-Pierre Blanchard's Journal of my forty-fifth ascension..., showing a balloon with a man holding an American flag]")
[Title page and frontispiece to Jean-Pierre Blanchard's Journal of my ...
Illus. in: Journal of my forty-fifth ascension : being the first performed in America, on the ninth of January, 1793. Philadelphia : Printed by Charles Cist ..., 1793. Title page and frontispiece. Published in... More
![[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground] / G. Meloni disegnò e inv.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvc3BlY3RhdG9ycy1pbi1hbi1hcmVuYS12aWV3aW5nLXRoZS1hc2NlbnNpb24tb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWRyaXZlbi1ieS1wcm9wZWxsZXJzLTdhZThkNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground] / G. Meloni disegnò e inv.")
[Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by p...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fête du 14 juillet an IX vue du temple eleve dans le grand carré des C...
Print shows a celebration on the Champs Elyseés in Paris, France, on Bastille Day, July 14, 1801. Includes spectators watching a balloon ascension. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
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.
Seconde et dernière ascension du ballon Monstre, construit et dirigé p...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green, in his balloon "Monstre," January 9th, 1837, at the Caserne, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris. Tissandier collection.
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Grand day and evening fete, next Tuesday, Aug...
Broadside announcing Charles Green's ascension in the balloon "Nassau" from Vauxhall Gardens, London. Includes a picture of passengers in a balloon basket. At head of title: Under the direct patronage of Her Ma... More
Night ascent. Royal Standard Tavern, pleasure grounds & tea gardens .....
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at night by Richard Gypson from the Royal Standard Tavern, England, on June 3, 1839. In addition, "Mr. Blanchard, a descendant of the celebrated Mons. Blanchar... More
By permission and under the patronage of the worshipful the mayor ... ...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from the Gas Works, Daventry, England, 1840. Includes a picture of a balloon in flight. Tissandier collection.
![Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with his new royal Irish national balloon, Erin-Go-Bragh the first ascent this season, will take place on Easter Monday, 24th April, 1848.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvcm90dW5kby1pZS1yb3R1bmRhLWdhcmRlbnMtbXItaGFtcHRvbnMtZ3JhbmQtNzd0aC1hc2NlbnQtd2l0aC1oaXMtbmV3LXJveWFsLTI0M2Y2Yy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/105/webp "Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with his new royal Irish national balloon, Erin-Go-Bragh the first ascent this season, will take place on Easter Monday, 24th April, 1848.")
Rotundo [i.e. Rotunda] Gardens. Mr. Hampton's grand 77th ascent with h...
Broadside announcing an ascension and parachute jump from the Rotunda Gardens, Dublin, Ireland, by balloonist John Hampton. Includes a picture of his balloon "Erin-Go-Bragh." Tissandier collection.
![[Balloon with parachute and propellers, associated with Francesco Orlandi, flying over a town harbor and spectators, possibly during an ascent in Italy between 1820 and 1850]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTAvMDEvMDEvYmFsbG9vbi13aXRoLXBhcmFjaHV0ZS1hbmQtcHJvcGVsbGVycy1hc3NvY2lhdGVkLXdpdGgtZnJhbmNlc2NvLW9ybGFuZGktZmx5aW5nLTEwMjQuanBn/40/58/webp "[Balloon with parachute and propellers, associated with Francesco Orlandi, flying over a town harbor and spectators, possibly during an ascent in Italy between 1820 and 1850]")
[Balloon with parachute and propellers, associated with Francesco Orla...
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Éxperience du globe ae̋rostatique du MM. Charles et Robert, au Jardin ...
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. (S... More
Vista del globo aereostatico que se hechò ante sus magesta des y su re...
Print shows Vincenzo 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... More
Par autorisation de M. Le Maire de la ville de Rouen. Le Sieur Bollé, ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at the Place de la Cathd́rale, Rouen, France. Tissandier collection.
![Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1hZXJvc3RhdGlxdWUtZmFpdGUtYS1seW9uLWR1bi1iYWxsb24tZGUtY2VudC1waWVkcy1kZS1kaWFtZXRyZS1sZS0yZWU1M2MtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de diamètre le 10 [i.e. 19] janvier 1784, à midi 48 min[u]tes")
Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de dia...
Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC ... More
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall ... this day, Monday, May 5th, a balloon ascen...
Text-only broadside announcing ascensions by Charles Green in his balloon "Royal Nassau" and Hugh Bell, in his "patent locomotive balloon" from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, May 1851. Text also... More
Cremorne Gardens ... Grand Victoria fete in honour of the Inauguration...
Broadside announcing an inaugural festival for the Exhibition of All Nations, London, England, 1851. Includes a picture of the balloon "Erin-go-Bragh" to publicize an ascent by balloonist John Hampton during th... More
Ascension captive. 42, avenue de Suffren tous les jours de 1 à 5 h. Ex...
Broadside announcing a captive balloon ascension during the Paris Exposition of 1867. Includes pictures of the balloon being inflated ("Le Gonflement") and spectators watching the captive balloon ascend in the ... More
Champ-de-Mars. Première ascension aérostatique du ballon le Pole Nord ...
Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier,... More
Champ de Mars, dimanche 17 juin, a 5 heures préciss. Ascension aérosta...
Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, ... More
Descente du ballon le Pôle Nord à Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 186...
Diagram shows (1) "Trajectoire de l'aérostat (elévation)" and (2) "Courbe de trainage (plan)" to document the barometric measurements for altitude and distance covered, made by Gaston Tissandier in the balloon ... More
Salle de concert du cercie artistique ... Exposition du gigantesque ba...
Broadside announcing a balloon exhibition and ascension by Eugène Godard in his balloon "Cita di Firenze" from the Place St. Michel, Paris. Includes picture of a mirage observed by Godard and Camille Flammarion... More
The great transatlantic balloon voyage. The banner at the corner of Br...
Print shows a banner posted above a busy intersection advertising an Atlantic crossing by the balloon, "The Daily Graphic," which was sponsored by the New York Illustrated Graphic. The crossing attempt on Octo... More
La ville de Calais / J. Duruof, Pau, 4 février 1875 ; lith. Veronese, ...
Print shows the French balloon "La Ville de Calais" with several passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and two or three others, standing in the basket. Scale: Echelle de 25 mill. pour 1 mêtre 1/40. Prin... More
Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.
Drawing shows Gaston and Albert Tissandier ascending in their balloon, "Zénith." (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82)
Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries / Yves & Barret,...
Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's giant captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris, probably during the Paris Exposition of 1878. Includes picture of the giant balloon statio... More
Le ballon captif de la cour des Tuileries, construit par M. Giffard, i...
Broadside announcing one of Henri Giffard's balloon ascensions in 1878 and 1879 from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of the captive balloon floating over the courtyard. Tissandier collection.
Le grand ballon captif des Tuileries / Yves & Barret, sc.
Broadside announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of passengers in the basket of the giant balloon. Tissandier collection.
Une alerte, place du Carrousel / Lefman, sc. ; PS.
French cartoon shows Prince Don Carlos in a heavily armed balloon that has blown off course appears about to crash into a captive balloon (possibly Henri Giffard's) at the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Ill... More
![Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9uLWNhcHRpZi1hLXZhcGV1ci1kZS1tLWhlbnJ5LWdpZmZhcmQtdGV4dC00NTdlZjEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].")
Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].
Blank form for passengers to record "observations" (data) during ascents in Giffard's giant captive balloon from the Tuileries courtyard in the Paris Exposition of 1878. Tissandier collection.
Le grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries (1879), M. He...
Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's captive balloon in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of the giant balloon with passengers in the basket.
Le captif, grand ballon à vapeur, de la Place du Carrousel
Advertisement announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension at the Place du Carrousel, Paris. Describes Giffard's previous ascension at the Tuileries in 1878 and includes a picture of a captive balloon. ... More
![[Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French flags flying from tower and many spectators below] / Camille Gravis.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvYmFsbG9vbi13aXRoLXR3by1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWFzY2VuZGluZy1vdmVyLWEtdG93bi1zcXVhcmUtd2l0aC1mcmVuY2gtZmxhZ3MtMGQ1OGZlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/65/webp "[Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French flags flying from tower and many spectators below] / Camille Gravis.")
[Balloon with two passengers ascending over a town square, with French...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Spectators watch the balloon "Le Monde" ascending over an open field] / MB.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvc3BlY3RhdG9ycy13YXRjaC10aGUtYmFsbG9vbi1sZS1tb25kZS1hc2NlbmRpbmctb3Zlci1hbi1vcGVuLWZpZWxkLW1iLTk5YmE1ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Spectators watch the balloon \"Le Monde\" ascending over an open field] / MB.")
[Spectators watch the balloon "Le Monde" ascending over an open field]...
The same image is printed twice along a circular sheet with a scalloped edge, intended to be pasted together along one edge to form a decorative cone. Tissandier collection.
![[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon at a public performance before crowd of spectators]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvd29tYW4tc2VhdGVkLXNpZGVzYWRkbGUtb24tYS1ob3JzZS1hdHRhY2hlZC10by1hbi1hc2NlbmRpbmctYmFsbG9vbi1hdC1hLXB1YmxpYy1iMGM5MDgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/66/webp "[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon at a public performance before crowd of spectators]")
[Woman seated sidesaddle on a horse attached to an ascending balloon a...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ville de Bruxelles, Parc Léopold ... dimanche 11 octobre 1885, de 2 à ...
Broadside announcing balloon ascensions conducted by Eugene Godard in his balloon "Royal-St. Marceau" from the Parc Léopold, Brussels, Belgium, 1885. Includes picture of a balloon with six passengers. Tissandi... More
![[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1795 to 1846]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvY29sbGVjdGluZy1jYXJkcy13aXRoLXBpY3R1cmVzLW9mLWV2ZW50cy1pbi1iYWxsb29uaW5nLWhpc3RvcnktZnJvbS0xNzk1LXRvLWZjN2VhZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1795 to 1846]")
[Collecting cards with pictures of events in ballooning history from 1...
Sheet of 10 uncut cards, individually captioned and numbered; issued as "Collection 476," "2ème série." French captions on each card. Tissandier collection. Exhibited: "The Dream of Flight" : American Treasure... More
Balloon ascension. New York Sterecope Card.
New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More
Balloon ascension. New York Sterecope Card.
New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall ... grand illumination gala of 45,400 lamps!! ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, on Monday, September 5th, 1842. Text also describes concerts and other activities taking p... More
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall ... grand illumination gala of 45,400 lamps!! ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, on Monday, September 5th, 1842. Text also describes concerts and other activities taking p... More
A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain P...
Print shows James Sadler and Captain Paget of the British Royal Navy ascending in a balloon decorated in honor of the Prince Regent's birthday, from the Mermaid Tavern gardens, Hackney, London, August 12, 1811.... More
A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain P...
Print shows James Sadler and Captain Paget of the British Royal Navy ascending in a balloon decorated in honor of the Prince Regent's birthday, from the Mermaid Tavern gardens, Hackney, London, August 12, 1811.... More
![[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZGVwYXJ0dXJlLW9mLWphY3F1ZXMtY2hhcmxlcy1hbmQtbWFyaWUtbm9lbC1yb2JlcnRzLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi0zODQ4ZjUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]")
[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic glob...
Drawing shows Jacques Charles and Nicolas Marie-Noel Robert standing in their hydrogen-filled balloon waving flags, beginning their ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, with the Versailles Palace in the ba... More
![[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZGVwYXJ0dXJlLW9mLWphY3F1ZXMtY2hhcmxlcy1hbmQtbWFyaWUtbm9lbC1yb2JlcnRzLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi01ODY3Y2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]")
[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic glob...
Drawing shows Jacques Charles and Nicolas Marie-Noel Robert standing in their hydrogen-filled balloon waving flags, beginning their ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, with the Versailles Palace in the ba... More
![[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZGVwYXJ0dXJlLW9mLWphY3F1ZXMtY2hhcmxlcy1hbmQtbWFyaWUtbm9lbC1yb2JlcnRzLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi1mZDU3OGYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic globe' balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783]")
[Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert's 'aerostatic glob...
Drawing shows Jacques Charles and Nicolas Marie-Noel Robert standing in their hydrogen-filled balloon waving flags, beginning their ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, with the Versailles Palace in the ba... More
Grand balloon ascent, on Thursday, October 14th, 1841 ... Mr. Gypson, ...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from Chain Bridge, Spalding, England, 1841. Includes picture of a balloon. At head of title: By permission and under the immediate patronage of the ma... More
Grand balloon ascent, on Thursday, October 14th, 1841 ... Mr. Gypson, ...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from Chain Bridge, Spalding, England, 1841. Includes picture of a balloon. At head of title: By permission and under the immediate patronage of the ma... More
Expérience aërostatique faite à Versailles le 19 septembre 1783 en pré...
Print shows the balloon of Etienne Montgolfier decorated with King Louis XVI's monogram above the Palace of Versailles carry the first passengers in a balloon flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck. (Source: A.G... More
Expérience aërostatique faite à Versailles le 19 septembre 1783 en pré...
Print shows the balloon of Etienne Montgolfier decorated with King Louis XVI's monogram above the Palace of Versailles carry the first passengers in a balloon flight: a rooster, a sheep and a duck. (Source: A.G... More
Le tricolore, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the French "Le Tricolore" balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man, standing in the basket during an ascension in Paris, June ... More
Le tricolore, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the French "Le Tricolore" balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man, standing in the basket during an ascension in Paris, June ... More
Le tricolore, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the French "Le Tricolore" balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man, standing in the basket during an ascension in Paris, June ... More
Le tricolore, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the French "Le Tricolore" balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man, standing in the basket during an ascension in Paris, June ... More
![[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYveW91bmctd29tYW4tcHV0dGluZy1mbG93ZXJzLW9uLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1jdXBpZC1sb29rcy1vdmVyLWhlci1zaG91bGRlci1hbmQtZDhhYTYyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/43/webp "[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]")
[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulde...
Accompanied by letter clipped from a book and note by Paul Tissandier. Tissandier collection.
![[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYveW91bmctd29tYW4tcHV0dGluZy1mbG93ZXJzLW9uLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1jdXBpZC1sb29rcy1vdmVyLWhlci1zaG91bGRlci1hbmQtZTQxZjI0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/42/webp "[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]")
[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulde...
Accompanied by letter clipped from a book and note by Paul Tissandier. Tissandier collection.
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. (S... More
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. (S... More
Grande ascensão, e descida em Guarda-Queda por Eugenio Robertson, hoje...
Portuguese broadside announcing an ascension by balloonist Eugene Robertson. Includes pictures of a balloon and parachutes. Tissandier collection.
The Vauxhall balloon - A black and white drawing of a hot air balloon
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Descent near Philadelphia - A black and white drawing of a parachute
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Inflation of balloon - Public domain engraving
Public domain photograph of male portrait print, engraving, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rarified air balloon - A black and white drawing of an air balloon
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mr. Henson's ascent from Cremorne House, Chelsea
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mr. Cocking's parachute - A black and white drawing of a hot air ballo...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Henson's aerial steam carriage - A black and white drawing of a plane
Public domain photograph - aircraft, aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Montgolfier's balloon - A drawing of a hot air balloon in flight
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An exact representation of Mr. Lunardi's balloon travelling with himse...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Le premier ballon du siège de Paris, le Neptune de Jules Duruof, sur l...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Balloon ascension. New York Sterecope Card.
New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More
Balloon ascension. New York Sterecope Card.
New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More
Le ballon de Lyon, nommé le de Flesselles de 120 pieds de haut sur 102...
Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC ... More
Le ballon de Lyon, nommé le de Flesselles de 120 pieds de haut sur 102...
Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC ... More
A grand balloon ascent, Batty's, Thursday, July 1st, 1852 / / Earle.
Poster shows three men and a woman holding flags while sitting in the basket of an ascending balloon labeled "Royal Hippodrom[e]" to advertise a public ascent at Batty's Grand National Hippodrome in London, Eng... More
A grand balloon ascent, Batty's, Thursday, July 1st, 1852 / / Earle.
Poster shows three men and a woman holding flags while sitting in the basket of an ascending balloon labeled "Royal Hippodrom[e]" to advertise a public ascent at Batty's Grand National Hippodrome in London, Eng... More
![[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODMvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi1iZWxvbmdpbmctdG8tamFjcXVlcy1jaGFybGVzLWFuZC1tYXJpZS1ub2VsLXJvYmVydC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]")
[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Mari...
Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.
![[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODMvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi1iZWxvbmdpbmctdG8tamFjcXVlcy1jaGFybGVzLWFuZC1tYXJpZS1ub2VsLXJvYmVydC0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]")
[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Mari...
Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.
Globo aerostatico di diametro pal.40. Romani inalzato in Roma dal Sigr...
Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi in the gondola of his balloon during an unsuccessful balloon ascension from the amphitheater in Rome. He experimented with oars for navigation. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 198... More
Amerikakoku. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Japanese triptych print shows view in America of a crowd gathering to watch a balloon ascension.
Le Géant des airs. Ascension de Monsieur Armand Petit.
Print shows two men ascending in balloon labeled "Le Géant des Airs." Library has two versions: on yellow paper (no. 55) and on salmon paper (no. 56). Tissandier collection.
Le Géant des airs. Ascension de Monsieur Armand Petit.
Print shows two men ascending in balloon labeled "Le Géant des Airs." Library has two versions: on yellow paper (no. 55) and on salmon paper (no. 56). Tissandier collection.
Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries, Paris, 1878 / Y...
Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's giant captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries during the Paris Exposition of 1878. Includes picture of the giant balloon stationed at the center... More
Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries, Paris, 1878 / Y...
Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's giant captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries during the Paris Exposition of 1878. Includes picture of the giant balloon stationed at the center... More
Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert
Print shows Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert stepping out of their hydrogen balloon on a plain near Nesle, France after the first manned balloon flight in December of 1783. Printed text below image: Extrai... More
Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de...
French poster shows the basket of Henri Giffard's captive balloon and a bird's-eye view of Paris to advertise balloon ascensions at the 1878 world's fair.
Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de...
French poster shows the basket of Henri Giffard's captive balloon and a bird's-eye view of Paris to advertise balloon ascensions at the 1878 world's fair.