Ballooning Collection (page 9)

Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study
908392 Gaston Tissandier, French balloonist, seated at a desk in his study, 1880-1900 (wood engraving) by Thiriat, Henri (1866-97); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vincent Lunardi, 1784 (stipple engraving)
908389 Vincent Lunardi, 1784 (stipple engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vincent Lunardi (1759 - 1806); First aerial voyage in England

Mr. Blanchard, Aeronaut, c. 1780-1800 (stipple engraving)
908385 Mr. Blanchard, Aeronaut, c.1780-1800 (stipple engraving) by Bolomey, Benjamin Samuel (1739-1819) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Device for creating firework displays and a hot air balloon (engraving)
908381 Device for creating firework displays and a hot air balloon (engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Thunder-Storm above Fontainebleau, as Seen from the Balloon (colour litho)
3622261 A Thunder-Storm above Fontainebleau, as Seen from the Balloon (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Thunder-Storm above Fontainebleau)

Double ascent and night entertainment (engraving)
733557 Double ascent and night entertainment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Double ascent and night entertainment, at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall)

Three Italian balloonists falling into the sea (colour litho)
2779203 Three Italian balloonists falling into the sea (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Italian balloonists falling into the Adriatic Sea)

The airship of Alberto Santos-Dumont crashing into the Mediterranean (litho)
2795573 The airship of Alberto Santos-Dumont crashing into the Mediterranean (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Entre Le Ciel Et L Eau (engraving)
2789011 Entre Le Ciel Et L Eau (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entre Le Ciel Et L Eau. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 15 June 1884)

A German balloon being attacked by Cossacks (colour litho)
2779464 A German balloon being attacked by Cossacks (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An involuntary ascent (colour litho)
2779228 An involuntary ascent (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An involuntary ascent. A dramatic rescue 300 metres above the ground)

Serpettes tethered naval balloon (chromolitho)
2815952 Serpettes tethered naval balloon (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serpettes tethered naval balloon)

The search for Salomon Andrees missing balloon expedition in the Arctic (colour litho)
2818924 The search for Salomon Andrees missing balloon expedition in the Arctic (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chute De L Aeronaute Zambeccari Dans L Adriatique (engraving)
2783353 Chute De L Aeronaute Zambeccari Dans L Adriatique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chute De L Aeronaute Zambeccari Dans L Adriatique)

An Italian victory at the Antwerp Olympics (colour litho)
2808918 An Italian victory at the Antwerp Olympics (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Italian victory at the Antwerp Olympics)

Hot air balloon (coloured engraving)
3105708 Hot air balloon (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hot air balloon.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Salomon August Andree (chromolitho)
3105142 Salomon August Andree (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salomon August Andree (1854-1897), Swedish balloonist and Arctic explorer

The new great Montgolfier, or smoke balloon (coloured engraving)
585726 The new great Montgolfier, or smoke balloon (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of The Mirror of Literature)

Balloons across the Sahara
LLM462110 Balloons across the Sahara by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balloons across the Sahara. From Le Petit Journal, 25 January 1903.); © Look and Learn

View of the Balloon in Newington Causeway, May 1785 (ink and w / c on paper)
XCF285131 View of the Balloon in Newington Causeway, May 1785 (ink and w/c on paper) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs. Biggin; Mrs. Sage; ); English, out of copyright

Joseph Montgolfier and the hot air balloon (chromolitho)
968585 Joseph Montgolfier and the hot air balloon (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and the hot air balloon)

The Montgolfier Centenary at Annonay, Ardeche (engraving)
1044397 The Montgolfier Centenary at Annonay, Ardeche (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Montgolfier Centenary at Annonay, Ardeche)

M Francois L Hoste (engraving)
1046320 M Francois L Hoste (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Francois L Hoste)

Salomon August Andree, Swedish balloonist and Arctic explorer (chromolitho)
974568 Salomon August Andree, Swedish balloonist and Arctic explorer (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salomon August Andree (1854-1897)

Giffards dirigible airship, 1852 (chromolitho)
974460 Giffards dirigible airship, 1852 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giffards dirigible airship, 1852)

Salomon August Andrees attempt to fly to the North Pole by balloon, 1897 (chromolitho)
974620 Salomon August Andrees attempt to fly to the North Pole by balloon, 1897 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First demonstration of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier Brothers, Annonay, France, 4 June 1783 (chromolitho)
974455 First demonstration of a hot air balloon by the Montgolfier Brothers, Annonay, France, 4 June 1783 (chromolitho) by European School

The Delights of the Captive Balloon, a Reply to a Recent Suggestion (engraving)
1040465 The Delights of the Captive Balloon, a Reply to a Recent Suggestion (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Delights of the Captive Balloon)

Arban rescued by Italian fishermen, 1846 (chromolitho)
1094278 Arban rescued by Italian fishermen, 1846 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Balloon race at Vincennes, Paris (colour litho)
3099175 Balloon race at Vincennes, Paris (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balloon race at Vincennes, Paris. Les concours de ballons a Vincennes)

The worlds first hydrogen balloon, launched over the Champs de Mars, Paris
2619124 The worlds first hydrogen balloon, launched over the Champs de Mars, Paris, France in 1783, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

An Airship (colour litho)
CHT179900 An Airship (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

View of the balloon used by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85
CHT179399 View of the balloon used by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) at Versailles on the 23rd June, 1784 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

In a Balloon (oil on canvas)
MAE181391 In a Balloon (oil on canvas) by Dumoulin, Romeo (1883-1944); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: looking down on market square; ); ePaul Maeyaert; Belgian, out of copyright

Advertisement for tethered balloon ascents from Ashburnham Park, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, c1868 (litho)
6030977 Advertisement for tethered balloon ascents from Ashburnham Park, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, c1868 (litho) by English School

Swedish explorer Salomon Andrees attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon (engraving)
6000494 Swedish explorer Salomon Andrees attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Professor Dales Balloon Adventure at Gibraltar (engraving)
1596365 Professor Dales Balloon Adventure at Gibraltar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Dales Balloon Adventure at Gibraltar)

The Fatal Balloon Accident, Mr W D Dale at the Crystal Palace (b / w photo)
1603331 The Fatal Balloon Accident, Mr W D Dale at the Crystal Palace (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fatal Balloon Accident)

Balloon fitted with Mr Grahams Steering Apparatus (engraving)
1607513 Balloon fitted with Mr Grahams Steering Apparatus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balloon fitted with Mr Grahams Steering Apparatus)

Fatal Balloon Descent near Oldham (engraving)
1607511 Fatal Balloon Descent near Oldham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatal Balloon Descent near Oldham)

Balloon Ascent of Messers Jovis and Mallet from La Villette Gas-Works, Paris (engraving)
1591346 Balloon Ascent of Messers Jovis and Mallet from La Villette Gas-Works, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fashion and Sport, Events at Ranelagh, Hyde Park, and Hurlingham (b / w photo)
1629772 Fashion and Sport, Events at Ranelagh, Hyde Park, and Hurlingham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashion and Sport, Events at Ranelagh)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786490 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Delaw, Georges (1874-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 23 May 1908.); © Look and Learn

The Ascent of the Nassau Balloon with Parachute attached, 24 July 1837 (engraving)
1041530 The Ascent of the Nassau Balloon with Parachute attached, 24 July 1837 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Descent from a Balloon at the Alexandra Palace (engraving)
1041460 The Descent from a Balloon at the Alexandra Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Descent from a Balloon at the Alexandra Palace)

The parachute, 1797 (chromolitho)
974458 The parachute, 1797 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The parachute, 1797)

First manned balloon flight, November 1783 (chromolitho)
974456 First manned balloon flight, November 1783 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First manned free (untethered) balloon flight, Annonay, France

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"Ballooning: A Sky-High Adventure Unveiling Europe's Majestic Skies" Embark on a breathtaking journey as we explore the enchanting world of ballooning, where dreams take flight and imaginations soar. From the mesmerizing Bristol Balloon Festival in Avon, England to the picturesque landscapes of Stowmarket in Suffolk, this captivating event has captured hearts across the United Kingdom and beyond. Witness history unfold with Charles Green's remarkable balloon event in Stockport, as he defied gravity and left spectators awestruck. Marvel at the Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascent, a regal spectacle that painted the skies with vibrant colors against London's iconic backdrop. Step back into time as we relive Mr. Sadler's daring ascent from Nottingham and Merton Fields in Oxford – courageous feats that pushed boundaries and paved the way for future adventurers. Picture yourself amidst Parisian charm, gazing up at a Montgolfier balloon gracefully gliding through its azure canvas. Experience an adrenaline rush as balloons ascend from Seal near Sevenoaks in Kent during an exhilarating race organized by the Green brothers. Feel your heart skip a beat witnessing Sophie Blanchard fearlessly taking flight over Milan – her bravery inspiring generations to come. Uncover tales of epic battles fought among these majestic giants during "The Battle of Balloons, " where skilled pilots showcased their prowess high above European skies. And imagine floating serenely over Egypt's Valley of Kings aboard hot air balloons at dawn; an ethereal experience that offers unparalleled views of ancient wonders beneath you. Ballooning is more than just an adventure; it is a testament to human ingenuity and our insatiable desire to conquer new horizons. So buckle up tight and let your spirit soar alongside these magnificent vessels as they paint Europe's heavens with splendorous hues - forever etching memories that will stay aloft within our souls.