The Birth of the Balloon

Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, carrying the first human beings into the air in the closing months of 1783. Collection celebrating the invention and early history of the balloon.

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Restif de la Bretonne's 1742 Flying Man Object The Aerostat: The Duc de Chartres Ascending from St. Cloud Object Early Balloon Ascension Object Untitled Object
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