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  • 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.

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Ballooning