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![[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - High aerial view of Paris from Balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtaGlnaC1hZXJpYWwtdmlldy1vZi1wYXJpcy1mcm9tLWJhbGxvb24tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/244/jpg "[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - High aerial view of Paris from Balloon]")
![[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Gifford, 1878 - Low aerial view of Seine bridges from balloon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmb3JkLTE4NzgtbG93LWFlcmlhbC12aWV3LW9mLXNlaW5lLWJyaWRnZXMtZnJvbS02NDAuanBn/40/31/webp "[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Gifford, 1878 - Low aerial view of Seine bridges from balloon]")
![[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Birds-eye view of Balloon before ascent from Tuillerie Gardens, Paris; large crowd and reviewing stands]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtYmlyZHMtZXllLXZpZXctb2YtYmFsbG9vbi1iZWZvcmUtYXNjZW50LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Birds-eye view of Balloon before ascent from Tuillerie Gardens, Paris; large crowd and reviewing stands]")
![[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Genry Giffard, 1878 - Balloon cables under ornate canopy]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1nZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtYmFsbG9vbi1jYWJsZXMtdW5kZXItb3JuYXRlLWNhbm9weS02NDAuanBn/40/30/webp "[Grand Balloon... de Mr. Genry Giffard, 1878 - Balloon cables under ornate canopy]")
![[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; high above rooftops]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvY2FwdGl2ZS1iYWxsb29uLW9mLWhlbnJpLWdpZmZhcmQtb3Zlci1wYXJpcy0xODc4LWhpZ2gtYWJvdmUtcm9vZnRvcHMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/38/webp "[Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878; high above rooftops]")
![Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe "Buffet de Ballon Captif" in Tuillerie Gardens]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtYmFsbG9vbi1kZS1tci1oZW5yeS1naWZmYXJkLTE4NzgtY3Jvd2QtYXQtb3V0ZG9vci1jYWZlLWJ1ZmZldC1kZS1iYWxsb24tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Grand Balloon... de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 - Crowd at outdoor cafe \"Buffet de Ballon Captif\" in Tuillerie Gardens]")
![[Aerial view of Paris, France, from balloon, showing the Eiffel Tower in center foreground, taken during the Paris Exposition of 1889]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvYWVyaWFsLXZpZXctb2YtcGFyaXMtZnJhbmNlLWZyb20tYmFsbG9vbi1zaG93aW5nLXRoZS1laWZmZWwtdG93ZXItaW4tY2VudGVyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Aerial view of Paris, France, from balloon, showing the Eiffel Tower in center foreground, taken during the Paris Exposition of 1889]")
