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Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent
3732755 Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design
3732620 Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent
3732623 Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design
3732621 Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design
3732698 Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent
3732622 Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design
3732699 Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent
3732617 Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent
3732757 Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin, balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute, from Les Merveilles de la Science
2619138 Andre-Jacques Garnerin, balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection

Garnerins Descent In A Parachute 1802 Andre Jacques Garnerin 1769 - 1823 French Inventor Of The Frameless Parachute From The Book Wondeful Balloon Ascents Or The Conquest Of The Skies Published C 1870

20h. p. Austin Marlborough Landaulette
A photograph showing the 20h.p. Austin Marlborough Landaulette. The car had a 10ft wheelbase chasis. Its fitments included a ventilator in the roof

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Andre-Jacques Garnerin, the daring French balloonist and inventor, revolutionized aviation history with his groundbreaking invention of the frameless parachute in 1802. This innovative design, showcased in "Les Merveilles de la Science" published around 1870, allowed for safer and more controlled descents from great heights. Garnerin's bravery and ingenuity paved the way for future advancements in parachute technology, making the seemingly impossible - a safe descent from the sky - a reality. (Image: Garnerin's Descent in a Parachute, 1802 by Andre Jacques Garnerin, as depicted in "Wonderful Balloon Ascents or The Conquest of the Skies" published C 1870, 20 hours p. Austin Marlborough Landaulette.)