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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
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.
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: ... More
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... More
Concours sur le meilleur moyen d'élever un ballon sans perte de gaz de...
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... More
L'arriveé, Tissandier Collection, France
Drawing shows the descent of a balloon with a parachutist below and balloonist in basket controlling descent. Tissandier collection.
![[Two views of an airship shaped like a long tube with a pointed nose, propellers on the side and a rudder, resembling an 1850 design proposed by Pierre Jullien, a French clock maker from Villejuif, France]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjMvdHdvLXZpZXdzLW9mLWFuLWFpcnNoaXAtc2hhcGVkLWxpa2UtYS1sb25nLXR1YmUtd2l0aC1hLXBvaW50ZWQtbm9zZS1wcm9wZWxsZXJzLWI4OWU3Mi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/25/webp "[Two views of an airship shaped like a long tube with a pointed nose, propellers on the side and a rudder, resembling an 1850 design proposed by Pierre Jullien, a French clock maker from Villejuif, France]")
[Two views of an airship shaped like a long tube with a pointed nose, ...
(Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC Staff, 1981-82) Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans annèxes à la demande d'un brevet pour une durée de 15 ans / / apprové à [...] Sourbieu & Pre. Pradel, 1852 septembre 9. Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvYXBwYXJlaWwtcHJvcHJlLWEtbGEtZGlyZWN0aW9uLWRlcy1hZXJvc3RhdHMtcGxhbnMtYW5uZXhlcy1hLWxhLWRlbWFuZGUtZHVuLTI3NWVkOC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans annèxes à la demande d'un brevet pour une durée de 15 ans / / apprové à [...] Sourbieu & Pre. Pradel, 1852 septembre 9. Public domain image")
Patent drawing - Appareil propre à la direction des aerostats plans an...
Patent drawing submitted by Sourbieu & Pradel shows two views of an apparatus for steering or controlling the direction of balloons by hand-cranking a series of four rotating sails. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC s... More
![Voiles mobile. Systém Ate. Lanteigne menuisier / [...] Mo[...], '58.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvdm9pbGVzLW1vYmlsZS1zeXN0ZW0tYXRlLWxhbnRlaWduZS1tZW51aXNpZXItbW8tNTgtOWQ5NDE0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "Voiles mobile. Systém Ate. Lanteigne menuisier / [...] Mo[...], '58.")
Voiles mobile. Systém Ate. Lanteigne menuisier / [...] Mo[...], '58.
Design drawings for a system of airship navigation proposed by Aug. Lanteigne, utilizing a series of 16 balloons on a single keel. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, Library staff, 1981-82). Tissandier collection.
Pigeons loncés hors la nacelle / A. Tissandier.
Drawing shows two pigeons thrown from balloon during James Glaisher's test flight reaching 37,000 feet over Wolverhampton, England, Sept. 5, 1862. One pigeon is flying and the other is dead and falling. Publish... More
Le ballon captif! / Wogel. - Public domain image related to music prfo...
Drawing shows a captive balloon designed by Henri Giffard and exhibited in 1867, displayed in a city plaza, with two men conversing in foreground and a uniformed guard. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82... More
Descente du ballon le Neptune dans les falaises du Cap Gris-Nez Voyage...
Drawing shows Jules Duruof, Gaston Tissandier, and another man in the balloon "Neptune" making a difficult landing on the cliffs off Cape Gris-Nez, France. In the foreground, two shepherdesses and their flock o... More
Defilé de la Cm. d'aerostiers 187... C. Morel
Drawing shows a parade with one of the balloons used in the Siege of Paris (1870-71) and a group from the Compagnie des aerostiers militaires, with officials in a reviewing stand in the foreground. (Source: A.G... More
Conciliabule a cote du ballon, le "George Sand," entre bis trois aeron...
Drawing shows French balloonists J. de Revilliod and Albert and Gaston Tissandier standing at the right of the basket of the balloon "George Sand," which is tethered at Le Mans, France, during the Siege of Pari... More
![[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, and Arthur Krebs, inventors and military officers who were charged with developing a navigable balloon during the Siege of Paris] / Gilbert.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvY29tbWVtb3JhdGl2ZS1wb3J0cmFpdC1vZi1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1jaGFybGVzLXJlbmFyZC1kdXB1eS1kZS1sb21lLWFuZC1hcnRodXItODhlZGU1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, and Arthur Krebs, inventors and military officers who were charged with developing a navigable balloon during the Siege of Paris] / Gilbert.")
[Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lôme, ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[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
![[Cures d'air dans la montagne] / A. Robida.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvY3VyZXMtZGFpci1kYW5zLWxhLW1vbnRhZ25lLWEtcm9iaWRhLThlMDNkNS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[Cures d'air dans la montagne] / A. Robida.")
[Cures d'air dans la montagne] / A. Robida.
Drawing shows an airship "Cures d'air" supporting the "Pension Bellevue" for individuals requiring medical care and floating above a mountainous region. One of the artist's conceptions for his book on life in t... More
Itinéraire - de l'ascension de nuit du 7 août 1884, de la Villette à P...
Hand-drawn map shows the route, time, and altitude of a night balloon journey in France from La Villette (Paris) southwest to Poisly, August 7, 1884. "Relevé sur les cartes d'etat major au 1/320.000." "Distance... More
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc3RhbmRpbmctaW4tYmFza2V0LTEwOTkxYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/44/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing in basket of a balloon]")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, full-length portrait standing i...
"Alt. 2000 m., au dessus de la fort de Cricy, a Monsieur Gaston Tissandier [...] du votre ascension du 26 juin 1886, Maurice [...]" inscribed upper left corner of image. Tissandier collection.
![[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Gaston Tissandier] / Adrien Marie à Gaston Tissandier souvenir de notre ascension du 3 aôut 1887.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvc2l4dGVlbi12aWduZXR0ZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGl2ZXMtb2YtZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWFsYmVydC1hbmQtZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZTcyZDc1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/59/webp "[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Gaston Tissandier] / Adrien Marie à Gaston Tissandier souvenir de notre ascension du 3 aôut 1887.")
[Sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists, Albert and Ga...
Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Compare with pencil sket... More
![[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvcGVuY2lsLXNrZXRjaC1mb3Itc2l4dGVlbi12aWduZXR0ZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGl2ZXMtb2YtZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWFsYmVydC02YTA1OGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/59/webp "[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French balloonists Albert and Gaston Tissandier]")
[Pencil sketch for sixteen vignettes from the lives of French ballooni...
Drawing shows preparation for a balloon ascension, view from the balloon, landing at Chauvigny and deflation, and discussion of the event at the dinner table at the Chateau de l'Odière. Attribution and date bas... More
![[M. Eiffel, our artist's latest tour de force, June 29, 1889] / Linley Sambourne, [...] del., Paris, June 18, '89.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvbS1laWZmZWwtb3VyLWFydGlzdHMtbGF0ZXN0LXRvdXItZGUtZm9yY2UtanVuZS0yOS0xODg5LWxpbmxleS1zYW1ib3VybmUtZGVsLTlhN2E2Ny0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/48/webp "[M. Eiffel, our artist's latest tour de force, June 29, 1889] / Linley Sambourne, [...] del., Paris, June 18, '89.")
[M. Eiffel, our artist's latest tour de force, June 29, 1889] / Linley...
Caricature of Gustav Eiffel in the form of the Eiffel Tower, which he built for the Exposition universelle in Paris in 1889. A balloon is in the background. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82). Illus. fo... More
![[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for a "hirondellier militair," a military aviary for swallows used as messenger birds] / Paris, le 25 j[...], '89.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvYXJjaGl0ZWN0dXJhbC1kcmF3aW5nLXNob3dpbmctZWxldmF0aW9uLWNyb3NzLXNlY3Rpb24tYW5kLXBsYW4tZm9yLWEtaGlyb25kZWxsaWVyLTliMzIxOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for a \"hirondellier militair,\" a military aviary for swallows used as messenger birds] / Paris, le 25 j[...], '89.")
[Architectural drawing showing elevation, cross section, and plan for ...
Includes descriptive text. Scale: Echelle de 0m.02 p.m. Tissandier collection.
![[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise cemetery in Paris] / Alb. Tissandier, mai 1899, a Père la Chaise.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTEvdG9tYi1vZi1mcmVuY2gtYmFsbG9vbmlzdC1qYWNxdWVzLWFsZXhhbmRyZS1jaGFybGVzLWluLXBlcmUtbGEtY2hhaXNlLWNlbWV0ZXJ5LWIxNGU4OC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/24/webp "[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise cemetery in Paris] / Alb. Tissandier, mai 1899, a Père la Chaise.")
[Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Père la Chaise...
"Tombeau de Charles au Père la Chaise - Mai 1899 - Albert Tissandier" inscribed on accompanying note. Accompanied by two handwritten notes, possibly a transcription of text on the gravestone. Tissandier collection.
Le comble de la direction du ballon / dessin par Hervè Lomm.
Caricature of Brazilian scientist, Alberto Santos-Dumont (at right), discussing the control and direction of his latest airship with an unidentified Parisian gentleman at left. Santos-Dumont's dirigible no. 6 c... More
![[Maison tournante aérienne] / A. Robida.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvbWFpc29uLXRvdXJuYW50ZS1hZXJpZW5uZS1hLXJvYmlkYS02ODlmZWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "[Maison tournante aérienne] / A. Robida.")
[Maison tournante aérienne] / A. Robida.
Drawing shows a dwelling structure elevated above rooftops and designed to revolve and adjust in various directions. An occupant points to an airship with a fish-shaped bag in the sky lower right. One of the ar... More
![[Maison tournante aérienne] / A. Robida.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvbWFpc29uLXRvdXJuYW50ZS1hZXJpZW5uZS1hLXJvYmlkYS05YmI2NTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/62/webp "[Maison tournante aérienne] / A. Robida.")
[Maison tournante aérienne] / A. Robida.
Drawing shows a dwelling structure elevated above rooftops and designed to revolve and adjust in various directions. An occupant points to an airship with a fish-shaped bag in the sky lower right. One of the ar... More
![[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvYS1saWdodGVyLXRoYW4tYWlyLWNyYWZ0LWNvbnNpc3Rpbmctb2Ytb25lLWxhcmdlLWJhbGxvb24tYW5kLWZvdXItc21hbGxlci1iYWxsb29ucy1hY2Y1MTYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]")
[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four sm...
Drawing shows balloon carrying two men, possibly associated with French ballonist, Eugène Godard. "Eugène Godard" penned below image. Tissandier collection.
![[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvYS1saWdodGVyLXRoYW4tYWlyLWNyYWZ0LWNvbnNpc3Rpbmctb2Ytb25lLWxhcmdlLWJhbGxvb24tYW5kLWZvdXItc21hbGxlci1iYWxsb29ucy02ZTA0Y2ItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four smaller balloons harnessed together, decorated with French flags]")
[A lighter-than-air craft, consisting of one large balloon and four sm...
Drawing shows balloon carrying two men, possibly associated with French ballonist, Eugène Godard. "Eugène Godard" penned below image. Tissandier collection.
Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...
Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.
Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats,...
Drawing shows the interior of Henri Lachambre's balloon manufacturing facility, with balloon bags and maquettes of various sizes. Four women at the right sew balloon fabric. Tissandier collection.
Le ballon de Mr. Godard! - Public domain scenic drawing
Humorous drawing shows a woman pointing up in surprise at a cow and person apparently falling from a balloon associated with Godard's experiments with lighter-than-air flight. Another cow stands nearby. "Dièu d... More
Le ballon de Mr. Godard! - Public domain drawing
Humorous drawing shows a woman pointing up in surprise at a cow and person apparently falling from a balloon associated with Godard's experiments with lighter-than-air flight. Another cow stands nearby. "Dièu d... More