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- Collection: Subseries I-B - Balloon illustrations, circa 1783-1850s
Luftfahrt des Herrn Professors Bourguet, zu Berlin den 23 May Ao 1804 [Etching of Professor Bourguet]
![Luftfahrt des Herrn Professors Bourguet, zu Berlin den 23 May Ao 1804 [Etching of Professor Bourguet]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/82dd29e9c71ad2147172ceee23af8d24.jpg "Luftfahrt des Herrn Professors Bourguet, zu Berlin den 23 May Ao 1804 [Etching of Professor Bourguet]")
Etching of a bust portrait in profile of Professor Bourguet surrounded by ballooning items, original artwork dated 1804. Depicted items include barrels of gas, books, a compass, a balloon, and a parachute.Inscription in German below image: "Luftfahrt…
[Print of hot-air balloon and crowds at 1804 coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte]
![[Print of hot-air balloon and crowds at 1804 coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/eadd723f8b6333221eb740ce324434ed.jpg "[Print of hot-air balloon and crowds at 1804 coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte]")
Letterpress print of a hot-air balloon and crowds at the 1804 coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte, undated.
Experience Celebre Faite a Paris [Engraving of balloon flight on January 2, 1783]
![Experience Celebre Faite a Paris [Engraving of balloon flight on January 2, 1783]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/2f368dd6667ad930e74e2231839b36cd.jpg "Experience Celebre Faite a Paris [Engraving of balloon flight on January 2, 1783]")
Engraving, "Experience Celebre Faite a Paris," depicting the January 2, 1783 balloon flight over France, undated. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Paris Ascent. Monday, December 1 [crossed out with…