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Balloon ascensions

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Images referencing Balloon ascensions

6 images from works
  • A balloon flies over a park with marquees and bunting where crowds of people are gathered. Coloured lithograph.
  • Ascending and descending: (above) people in a balloon; (below) people seated in a rotunda around a pool and in danger of falling into the water. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.
  • James Sadler setting off on the proposed first crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin by  balloon, 1812; with details of the hydrogen barrels and equipment. Engraving.
  • James Sadler setting off on the proposed first crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin by balloon, 1812. Watercolour.
  • John Hampton ascending in the balloon 'Albion' and descending by parachute in Cremorne Gardens, London. Wood engraving, 1839.
  • The balloon "Royal Victoria" being launched at night by Charles Green at Vauxhall Gardens, London, watched by crowds of people. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1878.

Works from the collections

12 works

    • Books

    A narrative of two aerial voyages / [John Jeffries].

    Jeffries, John, 1745-1819. | Date: 1971
    • Pictures
    • Online

    John Hampton ascending in the balloon 'Albion' and descending by parachute in Cremorne Gardens, London. Wood engraving, 1839.

    | Date: 1839 | Reference: 36411i
    • Archives and manuscripts
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    Sage, Balthasar Georges (1740-1824), French chemist

    Sage, Balthasar Georges, 1740-1824. | Date: 1776-1824 | Reference: MS.7570
    • Books
    • Online

    Histoire de mes ascensions : récit de vingt-quatre voyages aériens [1868-1877] / Gaston Tissandier ; illustrée de nombreuses gravures hors texte par Albert Tissandier.

    Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899. | Date: [1880?]
    • Pictures
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    James Sadler setting off on the proposed first crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin by balloon, 1812; with details of the hydrogen barrels and equipment. Engraving.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 36294i

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Balloons
Ballooning

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