Vista del globo areostatico qe. se hecho ante Ss. Ms. y su Rl. familia...
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... More
All on fire, or the doctors disappointed, a view taken in Lord Foleys ...
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... More
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... 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
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... More
![[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvd29tYW4tc3RhbmRzLWluLXRoZS1iYXNrZXQtb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWhvbGRpbmctZmxhZ3MtOGJlMTYyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/56/webp "[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]")
[Woman stands in the basket of a balloon holding flags]
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... 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
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... 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
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
La quatorzieme expérience aerostatique de M. Blanchard accompagné du C...
Print shows the balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille, France. Tissandier collection.
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... 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
![[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
L'Hirondelle. V. Triquet, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "L'Hirondelle V. Triquet" flying with two men on board. Tissandier collection.
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... More
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.
Vue de la salle de Walse construite au carré de la laiterie (soixante ...
Print shows celebrations for the anniversary of the founding of the French Republic, July 14, 1801 in two images, including a tent for dancing and a balloon ascension from which André Jacques Garnerin descends ... More
![[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvYmFsbG9vbi13aXRoLW9wZW4tZnJhbWUtd29vZC1vci1tZXRhbC1iYXNrZXQtYW5kLWF0dGFjaGVkLXByb3BlbGxlcnMtMTBhYTk1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/67/webp "[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]")
[Balloon with open frame wood or metal basket and attached propellers]
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.
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.
Le pilote, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows two men standing in basket of balloon, "Le Pilote". Tissandier collection.
Francesco Arban di Lione areonauta espertissimo esegui il suo dodicesi...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Arban ascending above a map of Rome and its environs, showing the route of his balloon voyage from Villa Borghese, Rome, to Acqua Martina near Riete, April 14, 1846. (Source... More
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
La Sirène, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows the balloon "La Sirène" flying with one man on board. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) 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
![[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while suspended from a balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvYWVyaWFsaXN0LXdlYXJpbmctd2luZ3Mtc3RyYXBwZWQtdG8taGlzLXNob3VsZGVycy1hbmQtZmVldC13aGlsZS1zdXNwZW5kZWQtNjFjNzZjLTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while suspended from a balloon]")
[Aerialist wearing wings strapped to his shoulders and feet while susp...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Le Neptune. J. Duruof / Lith. Riboulet.
Print shows the balloon "Le Neptune, J. Duruof" flying with passengers, in reference to Jules Duruof's ascent over Prussian enemy lines on September 23, 1870 during the Siege of Paris. Tissandier collection.
Sauvetage du ballon "Le Tricolore" Monté par Monsieur et Madame Duruof...
Print shows Jules Duruof and his wife being rescued at sea from the sinking basket of their balloon "Le Tricolore" which lost altitude over the North Sea off the coast of England. Two fishermen help Mrs. Duruof... 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
![[Lower part of a large captive balloon moored to a launching platform showing network of ropes and balloon basket with about 10 occupants] / E. A. Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvbG93ZXItcGFydC1vZi1hLWxhcmdlLWNhcHRpdmUtYmFsbG9vbi1tb29yZWQtdG8tYS1sYXVuY2hpbmctcGxhdGZvcm0tc2hvd2luZy04MWU3OTYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/53/webp "[Lower part of a large captive balloon moored to a launching platform showing network of ropes and balloon basket with about 10 occupants] / E. A. Tilly.")
[Lower part of a large captive balloon moored to a launching platform ...
Date based on similar print by same artist that depicts an event from 1883. 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
![[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form of propulsion] / E. Morieu, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvYmFsbG9vbnMtYWlyc2hpcHMtYW5kLW90aGVyLWZseWluZy1tYWNoaW5lcy1kZXNpZ25lZC13aXRoLXNvbWUtZm9ybS1vZi1wcm9wdWxzaW9uLWQyYzM0NS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/26/webp "[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form of propulsion] / E. Morieu, sc.")
[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form...
Single sheet with 45 numbered illustrations; lacking identification key. No. 18 shows a collapsible Montgolfier balloon from 1784; no. 23 is the design for a glider balloon as described in "Reflections on the ... More
![[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form of propulsion] / E. Morieu, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvYmFsbG9vbnMtYWlyc2hpcHMtYW5kLW90aGVyLWZseWluZy1tYWNoaW5lcy1kZXNpZ25lZC13aXRoLXNvbWUtZm9ybS1vZi1wcm9wdWxzaW9uLTFiZWJhMC02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form of propulsion] / E. Morieu, sc.")
[Balloons, airships, and other flying machines designed with some form...
Single sheet with 45 numbered illustrations; lacking identification key. No. 18 shows a collapsible Montgolfier balloon from 1784; no. 23 is the design for a glider balloon as described in "Reflections on the ... 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
![[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGFzc2VuZ2Vycy13YXZlLWZyb20tYmFza2V0LW9mLWFzY2VuZGluZy1iYWxsb29uLWM1MzU5Ni0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]")
[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGFzc2VuZ2Vycy13YXZlLWZyb20tYmFza2V0LW9mLWFzY2VuZGluZy1iYWxsb29uLTE5ZmY2MC02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]")
[Crowd of passengers wave from basket of ascending balloon]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
![[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau Bx.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvcmVzY3VlLW9mLWp1bGVzLWR1cnVvZi1hbmQtaGlzLXdpZmUtb2ZmLXRoZS1za2FnZXJyYWstbGl0aC1sYXZhdS1ieC03NWRiY2MtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau Bx.")
[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau ...
Print shows Jules Duruof and his wife being rescued at sea from the sinking basket of their balloon "Le Tricolore" which lost altitude over the North Sea off the coast of England. Duruof holds his wife above th... More
![[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau Bx.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvcmVzY3VlLW9mLWp1bGVzLWR1cnVvZi1hbmQtaGlzLXdpZmUtb2ZmLXRoZS1za2FnZXJyYWstbGl0aC1sYXZhdS1ieC0zMGI1MDQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau Bx.")
[Rescue of Jules Duruof and his wife off the Skagerrak] / Lith. Lavau ...
Print shows Jules Duruof and his wife being rescued at sea from the sinking basket of their balloon "Le Tricolore" which lost altitude over the North Sea off the coast of England. Duruof holds his wife above th... 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
Embrâsement déplorable de la machine aërostatique des Srs. Miolan et J...
Print shows the balloon of Abbé Miolan and Janinet on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated for an ascension on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens in Paris. Abbé Miollan, as a cat, and Janinet, as ... More
Embrâsement déplorable de la machine aërostatique des Srs. Miolan et J...
Print shows the balloon of Abbé Miolan and Janinet on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated for an ascension on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens in Paris. Abbé Miollan, as a cat, and Janinet, as ... More
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
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
Le moment d'hilarité universelle ou le triomphe de MMrs. Charles et Ro...
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 view shows propo... More
Le moment d'hilarité universelle ou le triomphe de MMrs. Charles et Ro...
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 view shows propo... More
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.
![[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) à 5h. 28m. du soir, le citoyen Garnerin, s'éleva à ballon perdu au parc de Monceau ...] / Dietrich.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1kdS1wYXJhY2h1dGUtbGUtMWVyLWJydW1haXJlLWFuLTYtMjItb2N0b2JyZS0xNzk3LXZmLWEtNWgtMjhtLWR1LTA1MjMyMS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) à 5h. 28m. du soir, le citoyen Garnerin, s'éleva à ballon perdu au parc de Monceau ...] / Dietrich.")
[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.)...
Print shows André Jacques Garnerin, first man to descend in a parachute, standing in the gondola of his parachute waving a French flag after release from his balloon (shown at left). His balloon had ascended fr... More
![[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) à 5h. 28m. du soir, le citoyen Garnerin, s'éleva à ballon perdu au parc de Monceau ...] / Dietrich.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjcvZXhwZXJpZW5jZS1kdS1wYXJhY2h1dGUtbGUtMWVyLWJydW1haXJlLWFuLTYtMjItb2N0b2JyZS0xNzk3LXZmLWEtNWgtMjhtLWR1LWJiMGI5OS02NDAuanBn/40/52/webp "[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.) à 5h. 28m. du soir, le citoyen Garnerin, s'éleva à ballon perdu au parc de Monceau ...] / Dietrich.")
[Expérience du parachûte. Le 1er Brumaire an 6 (22 octobre 1797. v.f.)...
Print shows André Jacques Garnerin, first man to descend in a parachute, standing in the gondola of his parachute waving a French flag after release from his balloon (shown at left). His balloon had ascended fr... More