Browse Items (13 total)
- Collection: Subseries I-B - Balloon illustrations, circa 1783-1850s
[Print of Vincent Lunardi during balloon ascent]
![[Print of Vincent Lunardi during balloon ascent]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/eacb9b47da9d8e50e11eaa1013cccf34.jpg "[Print of Vincent Lunardi during balloon ascent]")
Letterpress print of Vincent Lunardi during a balloon ascent, original piece dated circa 1785.
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 balloonist James Sadler and passenger William Clayfield landing in Bristol Channel]
![[Print of balloonist James Sadler and passenger William Clayfield landing in Bristol Channel]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/33b0b12d40d95766b590632a701310a6.jpg "[Print of balloonist James Sadler and passenger William Clayfield landing in Bristol Channel]")
Letterpress print of balloonist James Sadler and passenger William Clayfield landing in the Bristol Channel, original piece dated circa 1810.
[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.
[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 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.
[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…
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…
[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…
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…