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Air Balloon Collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Ascension équestre de Jean-Eugène Poitevin to Champ de Mars, the 7th of July 1850, 1850

Ascension équestre de Jean-Eugène Poitevin to Champ de Mars, the 7th of July 1850, 1850. Creator: Unknown artist
Ascension equestre de Jean-Eugene Poitevin to Champ de Mars, the 7th of July 1850, 1850. Private Collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Air balloon and list of subscribers, 1700-1800. Creator: Anon

Air balloon and list of subscribers, 1700-1800. Creator: Anon
Air balloon and list of subscribers, 1700-1800

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon 'Le Tricolore' off the coast of... 1874

The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of... 1874
The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of England on September 1, 1874, 1874. Private Collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon 'Le Tricolore' off the coast of... 1874

The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of... 1874
The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of England on September 1, 1874, 1874. Private Collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Balloon leaving from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870

Balloon leaving from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Balloon Ville d Orleans after leaving Gare du Nord at night 24 November 1870, during siege of Paris during Franco-Prussian War

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: The Stratosphere Balloon, 1935. Creator: Yung, Vladimir Grigoryevich (1889-1942)

The Stratosphere Balloon, 1935. Creator: Yung, Vladimir Grigoryevich (1889-1942)
The Stratosphere Balloon, 1935. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, 1795. Artist: Mauzaisse, Jean-Baptiste (1784-1844)

The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, 1795. Artist: Mauzaisse, Jean-Baptiste (1784-1844)
The Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, 1795. From a private collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Depart d un ballon transatlantique, from Le Vingtieme Siecle, pub. 1883 (lithograph)

Depart d un ballon transatlantique, from Le Vingtieme Siecle, pub. 1883 (lithograph)
De part d un ballon transatlantique, from Le Vingtieme Siecle, pub. 1883 (lithograph), 1883

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Figure and exact proportions of the Aerostatic Globe, 1786

Figure and exact proportions of the Aerostatic Globe, 1786. Found in the Collection of Library of Congress, Washington D. C

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: The Balloon or The defense of Paris, 1870-1871

The Balloon or The defense of Paris, 1870-1871. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Balloon Ascent. Artist: Kaemmerer, Frederik Hendrik (1839-1902)

Balloon Ascent. Artist: Kaemmerer, Frederik Hendrik (1839-1902)
Balloon Ascent. Private Collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Virtue on a Balloon. Artist: Orelli, Vincenzo Angelo (1751-1813)

Virtue on a Balloon. Artist: Orelli, Vincenzo Angelo (1751-1813)
Virtue on a Balloon. Found in the collection of Church in Grumello de Zanchi, Bergamo

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Poster for the Potolowsky Glove Manufacturer, 1897. Artist: Orlik, Emil (1870?1932)

Poster for the Potolowsky Glove Manufacturer, 1897. Artist: Orlik, Emil (1870?1932)
Poster for the Potolowsky Glove Manufacturer, 1897. From a private collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Ascent of a Balloon in the Presence of the Court of Charles IV, ca. 1783

Ascent of a Balloon in the Presence of the Court of Charles IV, ca. 1783. Artist: Carnicero, Antonio (1748-1814)
Ascent of a Balloon in the Presence of the Court of Charles IV, ca. 1783. Found in the collection of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: The balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille on August 26, 1785, 1785

The balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille on August 26, 1785, 1785. Artist: Watteau, Louis (1731-1798)
The balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille on August 26, 1785, 1785. From a private collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Lenormand jumps from the tower of the Montpellier observatory, 1783, 19th century. Artist: Anonymous

Lenormand jumps from the tower of the Montpellier observatory, 1783, 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Lenormand jumps from the tower of the Montpellier observatory, 1783, 19th century. From a private collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in

Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon, 1785. From a private collection

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Leon Gambetta, French politician about to escape besieged Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870

Leon Gambetta, French politician about to escape besieged Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Leon Gambetta (1838-82), French Republican politician (in hat, centre) about to escape besieged Paris for Tours by balloon, 7 October 1870. Dictator of France for 5 months. [Paris, 1890]

Background imageAir Balloon Collection: Balloon ascent at night from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian War

Balloon ascent at night from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian War
Balloon ascent from Gare du Nord, Paris, at night, to carry dispatches out of besieged city during Franco-Prussian War. In foreground men are picking up basket of homing pigeons which the baloon


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