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  • The view from a balloon on a flight over southern England in 1881. Coloured wood engraving after W.B. Murray, 1881.
  • A man flying in a frame with wings attached and covering him; in the distance, a balloon. Wood engraving, 1874 (?).
  • People gathered at the sea front, Weymouth: some are looking up and pointing to a hot-air balloon in the sky. Tinted lithograph.
  • A procession of carriages watched by crowds lining the streets, with soldiers on parade: a hot-air balloon flies overhead. Coloured engraving, 1814.
  • A group of people are gathered around and attacking a hot-air balloon which has fallen to the ground in their village. Engraving.
  • The ascent of the balloon 'Zenith' above the clouds with its three occupants (Crocé-Spinelli, Tissandier and Sivel) conducting operations, 1875. Coloured wood engraving.
  • Saint-Cloud, Boulogne, and the Pont de Saint-Cloud over the Seine, seen from a balloon. Coloured lithograph by Jules Arnout after himself, 1846.
  • A balloon ascending carrying Robert Cocking with his parachute; Robert Cocking; the parachute descending and about to crash at Lee in London. Coloured lithograph.
  • A hot-air balloon with the visage of Daniel O'Connell carrying a basket of conservative ministers. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.
  • St. James's Park: people boating on the lake which has marquees with flags flying on its banks, a hot-air balloon flies overhead. Engraving, 1814.
  • Roundhay Park, Leeds: the balloon 'Roundhay' flies above the park; a paddle-steamer takes passengers across the lake; in the foreground, a cascade. Coloured lithograph.
  • Balloon flower or Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC): flowering stem with separate fruiting stem and flowers. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
  • The balloon "Royal Victoria" being launched at night by Charles Green at Vauxhall Gardens, London, watched by crowds of people. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1878.
  • A balloon has descended on a village, much to the consternation of the inhabitants: a sheep is climbing out of the basket. Engraving by J. Lodge.
  • The evolution of a monkey into a boy and a balloon into a cage for a parrot; representing Darwin's theories. Wood engraving after C. Bennett, 1863.
  • James Sadler setting off on the proposed first crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin by balloon, 1812; with details of the hydrogen barrels and equipment. Engraving.
  • A hydrogen balloon has landed at Nesles-la-Vallée in 1783: mounted men ride to greet the balloonists, others gather to watch. Coloured etching by T. Sergent.
  • A large balloon representing the British national debt placed on top of the Stock Exchange in London. Aquatint by F. Jukes after Elizabeth Henrietta Phelps after William Phelps.
  • Honourable Artillery Company ground, London: people gather in the streets and on roof tops to watch the Lunardi hydrogen balloon going over their heads in the sky, 1784. Process print.
  • Ascending and descending: (above) people in a balloon; (below) people seated in a rotunda around a pool and in danger of falling into the water. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.
  • Ballooning: hydrogen barrels and other equipment used in ballooning. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1803.
  • A voluminous woman crossing a bush in a circle of foliage to get to a latrine; perhaps representing Garnerin's London balloon flights of the time. Etching by J. Gillray, 1802.
  • Men and women with telescopes, gyroscopes, a balloon, battle ships, and other forms of technology; representing the benefits of philosophy and science. Engraving by E. Voysard after C.L. Desrais.
  • William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, dispensing Roman Catholic tracts from a balloon to the people of Oxford; representing his installation as Chancellor of Oxford University. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1810.
  • Ballooning: four figures. Coloured engraving by Garner.
  • Air balloon : at Mr. Patterson's Great Room, no. 6, King-Street, Covent-Garden on Monday, the 1st of December, and every evening during the week, will be delivered a lecture on air / by J. Dinwiddie.
  • A fox ascends in a balloon, descends into a pit and walks off arm in arm with Lord North; representing Charles James Fox's coalition with Lord North under pressure from William Pitt the younger. Coloured etching, 1783.
  • A group of youths dancing in a line against a backdrop of graffiti illustrations relating to youth culture including a condom balloon and a burger; an advertisement for a concert in Bordeaux in aid of Journée Mondiale de Lutte Contre de SIDA by CACIS, Centre Social, Bordeaux . Colour lithograph.
  • An iced cake bearing the number '25th' is lit with a candle with a party hat and a balloon tied to a chair with the words 'AIDS is no party'; a warning to practice safe sex and use condoms with information on the AIDS Hotline in Hawaii. Colour lithograph.
  • A fist punches out of a blue balloon bearing the words 'Jr. Hat2' with a personified smiling condom at the centre and a young man wearing a striped jumper in the background; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement for the People with HIV Network. Colour lithograph by Fumi Ikegami, ca. 1990's.