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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 New London Bridge Object A View of the Balloon of Mr. Sadler's Ascending Object Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored Object The Chinese Pagoda and Bridge Object A Monsieur de Faujau de St. Fond, de Plusieurs Accademies Object Troisieme Voyage Aerien Object Second Voyageurs Aeriens ou Experience de MM. Charles et Robert Object The Descent of Mr. Livingston Object Palais Des Tuileries Object To the Worshipful, the Mayor & Corporation of the City of Bristol Object A Scene in the Farce of "Lofty Projects" Object March of Intellect and Invention Object A Messieurs Les Souscripteurs Object Giuseppe Michele Montgolfier Object Print, Etching on Paper Object Descent of the Great Balloon Object Mgt. le Duc de Chartres et Mr. le Duc de Fitz Jame Object Second Voyage Aérien Object L'Âge d'Or Object The Deutsch Prize Object Aux Amateurs de Physique Object King George III and Queen Charlotte Viewing a Baloon Let Off In the Garden of Winsor Castle Object The March of Intellect Object Fete du 14 Juillet an IX Object Selected filters: Object Type: Prints Media Usage: Not determined Clear All