Browse Items (13 total)
- Collection: Subseries I-B - Balloon illustrations, circa 1783-1850s
[Print of James Sadler during balloon ascent]
![[Print of James Sadler during balloon ascent]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/abf015c588cb9da1654d867b7aec07de.jpg "[Print of James Sadler during balloon ascent]")
Letterpress print of James Sadler during a balloon ascent, undated.
[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]
![[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c73a8e80d750c2bb86b10429294b67d8.jpg "[Print of crowds with hydrogen balloon used in 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles]")
Letterpress print of crowds with the hydrogen balloon used in the 1783 flight by Nicolas-Louis Robert and Jacques Charles, Paris, France, undated.
[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…
[Receipt issued by The Shorey Book Store (Seattle, Washington) to William E. Boeing, Jr. for box of prints, October 19, 1975]
![[Receipt issued by The Shorey Book Store (Seattle, Washington) to William E. Boeing, Jr. for box of prints, October 19, 1975]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/fdbb37395e4c388915519c767f3cc7af.jpg "[Receipt issued by The Shorey Book Store (Seattle, Washington) to William E. Boeing, Jr. for box of prints, October 19, 1975]")
Receipt issued by The Shorey Book Store (Seattle, Washington) to William E. Boeing, Jr. for a box of prints, October 19, 1975. Includes handwritten note ("Mount double - retype inc[lude] price $34.50") and small bookplate label ("This volume is from…
La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle [Engraving of balloon in Nesle, France]
![La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle [Engraving of balloon in Nesle, France]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/de2739dd0df61abbeb2b2935b9a91db0.jpg "La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle [Engraving of balloon in Nesle, France]")
Engraving, "La descente du globe aerostatique dans la Prairie de Nesle," depicting a balloon descending in Nesle, France, original piece dated circa 1850s. Text in French is engraved below the image.Label included with engraving: "Satirical print on…
[Engraving of large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags]
![[Engraving of large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/94660c4fd3c6d43067a2bfd9cd6747b1.jpg "[Engraving of large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags]")
Hand-tinted engraving of a large, multicolored balloon adorned with flags, art by George Sala, circa 1850. The caption engraved below the image satirically suggests that the balloon be used as the venue for the upcoming Great Exhibition in…
[Print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on fictitious flight over Pyramids]
![[Print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on fictitious flight over Pyramids]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/bd1a56001a6193c589f43f8718acc143.jpg "[Print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on fictitious flight over Pyramids]")
Letterpress print of William Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage on a fictitious flight over the Pyramids, Egypt, art by W. Walton, circa 1843.
[Print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during 1785 balloon flight over English Channel]
![[Print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during 1785 balloon flight over English Channel]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/06b5490c5b6389898e8dc5203f1df2bb.jpg "[Print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during 1785 balloon flight over English Channel]")
Letterpress print of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jefferies departing Dover during their 1785 balloon flight over the English Channel, art by E. W. Cocks, circa 1840.
[Print of balloon in flight over Hungerford Market]
![[Print of balloon in flight over Hungerford Market]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/0ded289edf7100abdb867e7eecbcbae7.jpg "[Print of balloon in flight over Hungerford Market]")
Letterpress print of a balloon in flight over Hungerford Market, London, England, original piece dated 1833.