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.

Crowds gather at the parade ground of the Honourable Artillery Company in London to watch two hot-air balloons. Gouache.

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