Amerikakoku. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.
Japanese triptych print shows view in America of a crowd gathering to watch a balloon ascension.
Aux amateurs de physique - Public domain book illustration
French cartoon shows people crowded outside the Tuileries Garden wall in Paris to view the first balloon ascension of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noël Robert in 1783. Several people are climbing over the wall, in... More
Fête du 14 juillet an IX vue du temple eleve dans le grand carré des C...
Print shows a celebration on the Champs Elyseés in Paris, France, on Bastille Day, July 14, 1801. Includes spectators watching a balloon ascension. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.)
Itinéraire - de l'ascension de nuit du 7 août 1884, de la Villette à P...
Hand-drawn map shows the route, time, and altitude of a night balloon journey in France from La Villette (Paris) southwest to Poisly, August 7, 1884. "Relevé sur les cartes d'etat major au 1/320.000." "Distance... More
Thousand pounds reward. Charles Mathews, Esq.
Humorous text-only broadside appears to offer a reward for information on Charles Matthews' whereabouts in order to announce his appearance at the English Opera House on Thursday, March 15, 1832, to describe hi... More
The Descent of the Air-Balloon J. Lodge sc
Fanciful depiction of the landing of Etienne Montgolfier's balloon near a cottage at Vaucresson after an eight mile flight from Paris, Septembr 19, 1783, carrying three animals in a basket. The cock, the sheep,... 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.
Vient de paraitre, les grandes ascensions maritimes par Wilfrid de Fon...
Advertisement for a book on balloon ascensions written by Wilfrid de Fonvielle and published in 1882 by Auguste Ghio, Paris. Includes picture of a man pulling on a rope attached to a balloon with a passenger in... More
![[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYveW91bmctd29tYW4tcHV0dGluZy1mbG93ZXJzLW9uLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1jdXBpZC1sb29rcy1vdmVyLWhlci1zaG91bGRlci1hbmQtZTQxZjI0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/42/webp "[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulder and sees the balloon carrying Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert on the first manned gas balloon flight, from Paris, December 1, 1783]")
[Young woman putting flowers on statue of Cupid looks over her shoulde...
Accompanied by letter clipped from a book and note by Paul Tissandier. Tissandier collection.
Aux amateurs de physique - Public domain book illustration
French cartoon shows people crowded outside the Tuileries Garden wall in Paris to view the first balloon ascension of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noël Robert in 1783. Several people are climbing over the wall, in... More
Ludwig XVIII König von Frankreich in Paris
Print shows King Louis XVIII standing on a balcony and a crowd below watching a hot air balloon in the distance. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1964:R01 conta... More
![[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODMvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi1iZWxvbmdpbmctdG8tamFjcXVlcy1jaGFybGVzLWFuZC1tYXJpZS1ub2VsLXJvYmVydC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]")
[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Mari...
Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.
Dix-neuvième ascension de Mr. Margat, l'aéronaute ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat in France. Text includes statement by the balloonist. Includes statement by Margat: Les preuves de bienveillance et d'intérêt que j'ai reçues, ... More
An elopement - Drawing. Public domain image.
Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.
Le grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries (1879), M. He...
Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's captive balloon in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of the giant balloon with passengers in the basket.
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
Grande ascensão, e descida em Guarda-Queda por Eugenio Robertson, hoje...
Portuguese broadside announcing an ascension by balloonist Eugene Robertson. Includes pictures of a balloon and parachutes. Tissandier collection.
![[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3ODMvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWFlcm9zdGF0aWMtZ2xvYmUtYmFsbG9vbi1iZWxvbmdpbmctdG8tamFjcXVlcy1jaGFybGVzLWFuZC1tYXJpZS1ub2VsLXJvYmVydC0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Robert, descending on the plain of Nesle, near Beaumont, France]")
[The 'Aerostatic globe' balloon, belonging to Jacques Charles and Mari...
Drawing shows descent of the first manned hydrogen gas balloon flight, which departed from Paris, France on Dec. 1, 1783. Among the spectators in left foreground are the Duke de Chartres and the Duke de Fitz-James.
Une alerte, place du Carrousel / Lefman, sc. ; PS.
French cartoon shows Prince Don Carlos in a heavily armed balloon that has blown off course appears about to crash into a captive balloon (possibly Henri Giffard's) at the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Ill... More
Grand balloon ascent, on Thursday, October 14th, 1841 ... Mr. Gypson, ...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from Chain Bridge, Spalding, England, 1841. Includes picture of a balloon. At head of title: By permission and under the immediate patronage of the ma... 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
Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Next Tuesday, 24th July, grand day and evenin...
Text-only broadside announcing ascent of Charles Green's balloon "The "Royal Nassau" at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. Text also describes other activities including a fireworks display taking place at th... More
Tsukiji kaigunshō..., Utagawa Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Japanese triptych print showing foreigners gathered around a hot air balloon surrounded by a crowd of spectators. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Similar triptych print reproduced in Yokohama : prints from nineteenth... More
An elopement - Public domain dedication image
Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.
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
Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert
Print shows Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert stepping out of their hydrogen balloon on a plain near Nesle, France after the first manned balloon flight in December of 1783. Printed text below image: Extrai... 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
An elopement - Drawing. Public domain image.
Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.