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
The chamber of genius / 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... More
3ème et dernière expérience de descente en parachute par Melle. Garner...
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... 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.
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.
Coronation procession of his majesty George the Fourth, 19th July, 182...
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... More
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
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 ... More
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.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvbGEtcGF0cmllLWVzdC1lbi1kYW5nZXItZi1kb3JsZWFucy1qdWluLTE4MzAtZmY1Njg3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "La patrie est en danger / F. d'Orléans, j[ui]n 1830.")
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... More
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... More
The new London bridge, as it appeared on Monday, August 1st, 1831, at ...
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... More
![Surry [sic] Zoological Gardens - Engraving, Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvc3Vycnktc2ljLXpvb2xvZ2ljYWwtZ2FyZGVucy1hZjY5ODktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "Surry [sic] Zoological Gardens - Engraving, Public domain image")
Surry [sic] Zoological Gardens - Engraving, Public domain image
Print shows pond and people walking at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, London, England, with a balloon ascending in the distance. Print commemorates the 17th anniversary of the birth of Princess Victoria, May 24... More
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
Theodore Maurisset - Prodige de la chimie / Maurisset, del. et sculp.,...
French cartoon shows a long line of people, with more arriving by stagecoach and railroad, at a medicine show where a quack with a lion's head, the "Prodige de la chimie," is marketing his hair tonic "De pommad... More
Mr. Edward Spencer, born May 8th 1799 who accompanied Mr. Charles Gree...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of solicitor, Edward Spencer, who accompanied balloonist Charles Green on several ascensions. A balloon with an attached parachute is in the background. Printed signature below title... More
La daguerreotypomanie / Maurisset., Tissandier Collection, France
French cartoon about the rush to try photography after Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre revealed his process in 1839. Print shows long lines of people waiting to be photographed and others eager to support the craz... More
![Francesco Arban di Lione / Stani[...]é Morelli.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZnJhbmNlc2NvLWFyYmFuLWRpLWxpb25lLXN0YW5pZS1tb3JlbGxpLWY2N2QyYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "Francesco Arban di Lione / Stani[...]é Morelli.")
Francesco Arban di Lione / Stani[...]é Morelli.
Half-length portrait of French ballonist Francesco Arban standing in the basket of a balloon, waving his hat. Tissandier collection.
Locomotion atmospherique, système d'Helle, ingénieur-mécanicien
Broadside announcing a navigable balloon design invented by M. d'Helle. Includes a picture of d'Helle's propeller-powered balloon. Tissandier collection.
Le pilote, Tissandier Collection, France
Print shows two men standing in basket of balloon, "Le Pilote". Tissandier collection.
The aerial steam carriage - Drawing. Public domain image.
Pictorial lettersheet shows British inventor William Samuel Henson's proposed steam powered flying machine in an imaginary flight over the Thames River, London, 1843. Attempts to fly a model of the aerial steam... More
Francesco Arban di Lione, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Francesco Arban, commemorating his twelfth flight. Includes items related to his work: a gas bag and netting, a telescope, barrels of gas, and a balloon ascendi... More
![Nouveau système de locomotion aérienne du Docteur Van Hecke / dessine et gravé par [ Ch de Ck? ].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvbm91dmVhdS1zeXN0ZW1lLWRlLWxvY29tb3Rpb24tYWVyaWVubmUtZHUtZG9jdGV1ci12YW4taGVja2UtZGVzc2luZS1ldC1ncmF2ZS1iNGFjMDMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "Nouveau système de locomotion aérienne du Docteur Van Hecke / dessine et gravé par [ Ch de Ck? ].")
Nouveau système de locomotion aérienne du Docteur Van Hecke / dessine ...
Design drawing for system of harnessing several balloons in descending size to provide the lift to transport various weights of people and mail, proposed by Dr. Van Hecke of Brussels. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC... More
![[Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G. Seiffard, with a small view of them in an ascending balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvcG9ydHJhaXRzLW9mLXRocmVlLWJhbGxvb25pc3RzLWlwcG9saXRvLWNhZmZpLWZyYW5jZXNjby1hcmJhbi1hbmQtZy1zZWlmZmFyZC02MjViNjQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G. Seiffard, with a small view of them in an ascending balloon]")
[Portraits of three balloonists Ippolito Caffi, Francesco Arban, and G...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Les rois s'en vont-- bon voyage! / dessiné par Monta.
French cartoon about kings departing for the moon, possibly in reference to the end of monarchy in Europe. Print shows several balloons labeled "Service du roi" from Spain, Prussia, Denmark, Naples, etc., landi... More
Fête de la Concorde, arrivée des corporations au Champ-de-Mars / dessi...
Print shows a distant balloon ascending above the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, on May 21, 1848, in a ceremony commemorating the French Republic. A large crowd is assembled in the foreground; monuments, banne... More
The fancy fair, Prince's Park, Liverpool, August, 1849 / John R. Isaac...
Print shows a festival and balloon ascension during the campaign to raise funds in support of the Northern and Southern Hospitals in Liverpool, England, August 1849. "On the occasion of the Philanthrophic Fest... More
Ils montaient, ils montaient toujours, Political Cartoon
French political cartoon shows a greedy Louis Napoleon trying to climb higher by hanging onto the ropes of a balloon, topped with a crown. The basket breaks free spilling bags of money, and a woman and a child ... 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.
Le diamant de bluze est une nouvelle découverte qui vient de jeter une...
Advertisement for a Paris jewelry store depicting a man sitting in a ring tied to a balloon labeled "Palais des diamants." Tissandier collection.
Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre) / A. J. Lallemand, sculpt...
Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent and a crowd in the foreground gathered to celebrate a September fair in the Royal Gardens, Paris, France. Tissan... More
![[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
The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores & Un...
American political cartoon about the awarding of United States mail contracts. Print shows steamships (two shaped like rocking horses) and a balloon labeled "California mail balloon via Nicaragua," with discuss... More
![[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, featuring a double profile portrait from a gold medal designed by Houdon and an inflated balloon] / H. Thiriat, sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvbW9kZWwtb2YtYS1zdGF0dWUtZGVkaWNhdGVkLXRvLWZyZW5jaC1iYWxsb29uaXN0cy1qb3NlcGgtYW5kLWV0aWVubmUtbW9udGdvbGZpZXItOWFjYWY3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier, featuring a double profile portrait from a gold medal designed by Houdon and an inflated balloon] / H. Thiriat, sc.")
[Model of a statue dedicated to French balloonists, Joseph and Etienne...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Espérons que ce ballon d'essai ne deviendra pas un ballon captif / A. ...
Cartoon shows a hot air balloon labeled "Suffrage Universel" with wings floating above the Pyrenees and headed toward a sign labeled "Espagne". Illus. from: Actualités, no. 248. Tissandier collection.
Navigation aérienne, système de M. Henri Giffard
Broadside announcing Henri Giffard's first steam powered airship design in 1852. Includes a technical drawing of his design. Tissandier collection.
Tableau explicatif général. Les effets du vol aérien actif / / lith. S...
Technical illustration shows 21 figures about aeronautics: the mechanics of insect flight (Figs. 1, 3-5), wing design (Figs. 7-9, 13-15), the effects of propellers (Figs. 2 & 6), and a man-powered device design... More
Patent drawing - Aérostat dirigeable système Vaussin Chardanne, brevet...
Scaled design drawings for patent issued to Vaussin Chardanne in 1853 for an airship operated by means of six propellers and having accommodations for passengers on two levels. Airship proposal presented to the... More
La locomotion aérienne passive. Principes de la nature sur la chûte re...
Technical illustration shows 14 figures with various designs for parachutes, including Blanchard's parachute, and several vessels with wings. "Invt. & constr. de Tollin" below fig. 11. Illus. from: L'aéronauti... More
![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
Projet d'appareil, pour évaluer approximativement la force des helices...
Design drawing shows a system for steering an airship using man power to operate propellers. Includes plan and sections. Tissandier collection.
Plateforme aérienne cerf-volant libre dirigeable, système Vaussin-Char...
Scaled design drawing shows a system for navigating an airship using propellers. Includes plans of dirigible platform body and complete platform assembly, and identification key. Tissandier collection.
Plateforme aérienne, cerf-volant libre dirigeable, système Vaussin-Cha...
Design drawing shows a system for powering an airship with manually operated propellers. Includes longitudinal views of dirigible platform assembly and identification key. Tissandier collection.
Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). Moyens ...
Patent design drawing for a safe system to regulate the altitude of a balloon while preserving gas and ballast. Includes 9 detail views, cross section, elevation, and identification key. Tissandier collection.
Patent drawing - Navigation aérienne. Solution dʹun grand problème par...
Scaled design drawings for a patent show Aug. Lanteigne's system of aerial navigation, which used a continuous belt of sails to achieve propulsion. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection.
![[Design drawing for a man-powered flying machine designed by Sir George Cayley] / Lith. Jolicoeur, pass. Vendome, 25.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLWEtbWFuLXBvd2VyZWQtZmx5aW5nLW1hY2hpbmUtZGVzaWduZWQtYnktc2lyLWdlb3JnZS1jYXlsZXktMmFhZGZlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/33/webp "[Design drawing for a man-powered flying machine designed by Sir George Cayley] / Lith. Jolicoeur, pass. Vendome, 25.")
[Design drawing for a man-powered flying machine designed by Sir Georg...
Illus. from: "Memoire sur la vol artificiel," by George Cayley, in Société aérostatique et météorologique de France, bull. no. 4, 1853, pl. 1. Title devised by library staff. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1... More
![Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). moyens simples et peu couteuse pour faire descendre et remonter à volanté un ballon dans lʹair sans perté le gaz et le leste / / Villeneuve St. Georges (Seine et Oise), le dix octobre mil [...] cinquante trois, Vaussin-Chardanne. Public domain image](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvYWVyb3N0YXQtc3lzdGVtZS12YXVzc2luLWNoYXJkYW5uZS1icmV2ZXRlLW1veWVucy1zaW1wbGVzLWV0LXBldS1jb3V0ZXVzZS1wb3VyLTkwNzZlZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). moyens simples et peu couteuse pour faire descendre et remonter à volanté un ballon dans lʹair sans perté le gaz et le leste / / Villeneuve St. Georges (Seine et Oise), le dix octobre mil [...] cinquante trois, Vaussin-Chardanne. Public domain image")
Patent drawing - Aèrostat système Vaussin Chardanne (brevetè). moyens ...
Patent design drawing for a system to regulate the altitude of a balloon while preserving gas and ballast. Features a cross section, scaled detail drawings of component parts and an identification key. Tissand... More
Patent drawing - Navire aérien dirigeable. Systême J.B. Métivier, forc...
Scaled design drawing for a patent submitted by J.B. Métivier shows two cross-sections for a fish shaped airship utilizing balloons, sails, bellows, and propellers to transport passengers. (Source: A.G. Renstro... 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.
Salle de conférences ... Conférences experimentales sur la navigation ...
Broadside announcing a conference on flight designs by Camille Vert. Includes pictures of a lighter-than-air 'flying fish' airship and a heavier-than-air 'winged man' ornithopter. Tissandier collection.
Navire aérien, le poisson volant, inventé et exécuté par M. Camille Ve...
Broadside announcing the exhibit at the Palais de l'industrie, séances expérimentales in Paris of a fish-shaped, steam-powered airship designed by Camille Vert. Features design drawing of the airship, equipped ... More
![Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [death symbol] à Paris 6 juillet 1819 / / Jules Porreau, sc., 1859.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvbWFkYW1lLWJsYW5jaGFyZC1tYWRlbGVpbmUtc29waGllLWFybWFuZC1hZXJvbmF1dGUtbmVlLXZlcnMtMTc3OC1kZWF0aC1zeW1ib2wtOTdhZTFmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/51/webp "Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [death symbol] à Paris 6 juillet 1819 / / Jules Porreau, sc., 1859.")
Madame Blanchard (Madeleine Sophie Armand) aéronaute née vers 1778 [de...
Half-length portrait of French balloonist, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand Blanchard. Tissandier collection. Reference copy in LOT 3844.
La pensée s'élève, le souvenir demeure
Collecting card shows balloon flying over a bridge and waterway as letters fall from the balloon basket to birds on ground below. Tissandier collection.
![[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachute: apparatus for inflating a balloon with hydrogen, a balloon in flight, parachute attached to ascending balloon, and parachute deployed in descent] / Fauchery, del. et sc.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdGVjaG5pY2FsLWlsbHVzdHJhdGlvbi1zaG93cy1mb3VyLXN0YWdlcy1vZi1hbmRyZS1nYXJuZXJpbnMtcGFyYWNodXRlLWFwcGFyYXR1cy02NTYxYWUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachute: apparatus for inflating a balloon with hydrogen, a balloon in flight, parachute attached to ascending balloon, and parachute deployed in descent] / Fauchery, del. et sc.")
[Technical illustration shows four stages of André Garnerin's parachut...
"Pl. I" from unidentified publication. Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / Smeeton Tilly.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvZ2FzdG9uLXRpc3NhbmRpZXItZnJlbmNoLWJhbGxvb25pc3QtaGVhZC1hbmQtc2hvdWxkZXJzLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNtZWV0b24tdGlsbHktMjk1ZmI5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / Smeeton Tilly.")
[Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait] / ...
"Portrait de Gaston Tissandier. Gravure sur bois de Smeeton Tilly d'après une photographie. Collection Gaston Tissandier" inscribed next to portrait. Tissandier collection.
Aventures de Bavolet, Tissandier Collection, France
French adventure comic shows Bavolet, a sailor, traveling by balloon to an unknown country ("Inconnu") where the animals behave like humans. A pair of rabbits seems friendly, then the female tries to stab him, ... More
![[Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvYmFsbG9vbi1jb2x1bWJhLWZseWluZy13aXRoLXR3by1wYXNzZW5nZXJzLWIwNjIwYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[Balloon \"Columba\" flying with two passengers]")
[Balloon "Columba" flying with two passengers]
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
L'Espérance en traversant l'espace vous portera mes plus douces pensée...
Collecting card shows balloon "L'Espérance" flying over a landscape with two birds carrying a flower and a letter as passengers. Tissandier collection.
L'Aigle et la Colombe - Drawing. Public domain image.
Card shows boy wearing a crown sitting outside with a girl in a white dress. A balloon flies in the distance. Text below title: Notre aigle donc, lassè des cieux. Descend sur un rocher, près de lui vient se re... More
Ascension de la colossale Montgolfiére L'Aigle conduite par Eugène God...
Admission ticket to Eugène Godard's ascent in the balloon "L'Aigle" from a location in France. Includes a picture of a balloon decorated with flags and an eagle emblem. Tissandier collection.
Le ballon "Le Géant" aux environs de Nimbourg (accident du 19 octobre)...
Periodical illustration shows Felix Nadar's balloon, "Le Geant" over a rural area in its second and final flight in 1863. High winds force the balloon to the ground, dragging the basket dangerously close to an ... More
Sic itur ad astra. Rodolfo Afflitto da Montefiascone, un ciccio ad inc...
Italian cartoon shows a man sitting on an upside-down balloon labeled "Prefettura di Napoli," using the balloon basket as a parachute. Illus. from an unidentified periodical. Tissandier collection.
Départ du Marquis de le Guillois / A. Bonnard.
French caricature shows the "Marquis de le Guillois," possibly the publisher or editor of "Le hanneton," departing in a balloon and dropping an envelope sealed with a cockchafer or maybug ("le hanneton"). Among... More
Voyage a la lune - Drawing. Public domain image.
French cartoon shows a man riding on a bicycle-like flying machine while looking through a telescope attached to the front. Two balloons, "Veloc[ipedes]" and "Domanie," are attached at front and rear as are pro... More
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
Aviation, études, essais et inventions qui, sans résourdre le problème...
Design drawings for a man-powered flying machine with manually controlled wings entitled, "Vélocipède aérien," proposed by Jean Jacques Bourcart, Paris, August, 1866. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)... More
L'Aérienne, nouveau systême de ballon dirigeable par Camille Dupuy
Broadside announcing the exhibition of a navigable balloon designed by Camille Dupuy at the "boulevart Magenta, 37" and the "rue des Marais, St. Martin" in Paris beginning December 18, 1866. Tissandier collection.
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
![[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvdmlldy1vZi10aGUtcGFyaXMtZXhwb3NpdGlvbi1vZi0xODY3LXNob3dpbmctd2F0ZXJmcm9udC1tYWluLWV4aGliaXQtYnVpbGRpbmctZTVmNGVmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit building, and balloon flying in the distance]")
[View of the Paris Exposition of 1867 showing waterfront, main exhibit...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Moteur hydrostatique & a base de tous liquides à mouvement perpetuel r...
Design drawings for a hydrostatic motor capable of up to 100,000 horse power, for use in air, sea and land transportation, invented by J.B. Metivier in 1867. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82). Tissand... More
Nadar / And. Gill., Nadar Collection 1850-1910
French caricature of photographer and balloonist Nadar hanging onto the rope netting around a balloon which appears to have lost its basket. Illus. in: La lune, no. 65, 2 juin 1867, cover. Tissandier collection.
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
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
![[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including top, bottom, and side views] / J. Chavoutier, architecte, r. Louis LeGrand 37, Paris.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvc2NhbGVkLWRlc2lnbi1kcmF3aW5nLWZvci10aGUtdmFsdmUtYXNzZW1ibHktb2YtYS1iYWxsb29uLWluY2x1ZGluZy10b3AtYm90dG9tLTUwYmUzYi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including top, bottom, and side views] / J. Chavoutier, architecte, r. Louis LeGrand 37, Paris.")
[Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of decorative drawing, decor elements, art design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Details dʹune soupape pour un ballon de 5 a 8,000 m. cubes / Charles C...
Scaled design drawing of balloon valve shows 9 captioned views of components and complete assembly. Includes identification key. Tissandier collection.
Projet dʹenceinte pour gonflement dʹaerostat / J. Chavoutier, architec...
Design drawing of a circular enclosed area for inflating balloons featuring underground pipe lines. Includes site plan and section, with balloon tethered in position Tissandier collection.
Projet dʹenceinte pour gonflement dʹaerostat / J. Chavoutier, architec...
Design drawing of a circular enclosed area for inflating balloons featuring underground pipe lines. Includes site plan and section. Tissandier collection.
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
![[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
Emblêmes patriotiques / J. Bocquin, lith.
Print intended to arouse citizen resistance during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Shows a female figure (Liberty?) carrying a sword standing between two shields. One shield has the motto "Nʹoublie pas 1870, tra... 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
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
L'opinion / lith Van Geleyn. - Lithograph, public domain, Library of C...
Humorous print shows a theatrical performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon, labeled "L'opinion," as a man leaps from the basket and a woman clings to a rope below the basket. Band members and another... More
Paillettes de glace eclairées par les rayons du soleil observées en ba...
Print shows the balloon "Zenith" piloted by Gaston and Albert Tissandier on an expedition to observe upper air meteorological conditions ascending into the clouds amid rays of sunlight. "Fig. 3." Illus. from an... More
Siège de Paris. Au Bastion / Draner, del. et lith.
Print shows military life at French fort, "Bastion" no. 95," during the Siege of Paris, 1870. A balloon flies over the fort in the distance. Tissandier collection.
Léon Gambetta / Yves & Barret, sc. ; And. Gill.
French caricature of Léon Gambetta, French republican statesman, leaning on the back of a chair and looking up at vignettes of himself. He escaped the Siege of Paris in the balloon, "L'Armand Barbes" October 7,... More
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.
![[Man posting an advertisement for "La publicité en France par Emile Mermet" on a city wall between a poster of two people captioned "les femmes" and a poster of a "Montgolfier" hot-air balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvbWFuLXBvc3RpbmctYW4tYWR2ZXJ0aXNlbWVudC1mb3ItbGEtcHVibGljaXRlLWVuLWZyYW5jZS1wYXItZW1pbGUtbWVybWV0LW9uLWI3MmJjNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/33/webp "[Man posting an advertisement for \"La publicité en France par Emile Mermet\" on a city wall between a poster of two people captioned \"les femmes\" and a poster of a \"Montgolfier\" hot-air balloon]")
[Man posting an advertisement for "La publicité en France par Emile Me...
Tissandier collection. Public domain photograph of beverage advertisement, food, drinks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Direction des ballons (système Ardisson), Bordeaux, le 26 janvier 1871
Design drawings for a system proposed by Annibal Ardisson to navigate a balloon from a platform located below the bag. The aeronaut manipulates blades in a moveable drum to interact with the wind and affect the... More
Le blocus de Paris complainte nationale et patriotique.
Broadside shows a manned balloon labelled "Au Governement de la defense nationale, projet en l'air infaillible pour bloquement de Paris" with a magnet near the enemy's cannon. The illustrator humorously predict... 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
Les auteurs de la belle Bourbonnaise / G. LaFosse.
French caricature shows two men in a balloon basket shaped like a tri-corner hat attached to a balloon with the face of a man (possibly Italian statesman Francesco Crispi) labeled "La belle Bourbonnaise" for an... More
Ascension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars 1802
French fashion magazine caricature shows fashionably dressed spectators watching Jeanne-Geneviève Garnerin fly in a balloon. A few years earlier, Garnerin had been the first woman to ascend in a balloon without... More