Tableau des services postaux aériens. Offert gracieusement par l'"Indi...
Text-only broadside describes air mail postal services provided by balloon. 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
Le globe volant. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Illustration shows a man navigating a balloon with an attached oar and rudder while seated in the basket. "Page 164." Illus. from an unidentified book or periodical. Tissandier collection.
En ballon / dessiné par Nadar ; gravé par Hildibrand.
Series of twelve cartoons, each separately captioned, shows two men, Vagissel and Barnichon, who ride in a balloon to get a bird's-eye view of the ground below. However, after enduring extremes of weather and ... More
En ballon / dessiné par Nadar ; gravé par Hildibrand.
Series of twelve cartoons, each separately captioned, shows two men, Vagissel and Barnichon, who ride in a balloon to get a bird's-eye view of the ground below. However, after enduring extremes of weather and ... More