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Commedia dell'arte characters are raising a balloon by having it pulled by horses. Coloured etching, ca. 1785.
Reference: 36353i- Pictures
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Four commedia dell'arte characters are raising a balloon by winching it up with ropes. Process print.
Reference: 36321i- Archives and manuscripts
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Unknown - The British Balloon
Date: c.1880Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/103Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Books
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The principles, history, & use, of air-balloons. Also, a prospectus of Messrs. Blanchard & Baker's intended aerial voyage from the city of New-York.
Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809.Date: 1796- Books
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Journal of my forty-fifth ascension, being the first performed in America, on the ninth of January, 1793. Aethereum tranabit iter, quo numine Blanchard? Impavidus, fortem non timet Icariam.
Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, 1753-1809.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Books
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The Balloon almanac, for the year of our Lord, 1787.
Date: [1786]- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or, the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and Comical; Selected From the most celebrated Masters of Deception; As well with Slight of Hand, As with Mathematical Inventions. Wherein is displayed, The Mode and Manner of deceiving the Eye, as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. Including the various Exhibitions of those wonderful Artists, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. Also the Interpretation of Dreams, Signification of Moles, Palmistry, &c. with a Selection of Jests, Riddles, Epigrams, and Bon Molts. The Whole to form A real Book of Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. In which is displayed, the Way to make the Air Balloon and Inflammable Air.
Date: 1784- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or, the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of deception; as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions. Wherein is displayed, the mode and manner of deceiving the eye, as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. Also the Interpretation of Dreams, Signification of Moles, Daimistry, &c. with a Selection of Songs, Jests, Riddles, Epigrams, and Bon Motts. The Whole forming a Book of real Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of the Method how to make The Air Balloon and Inject the the Inflammable Air.
Date: 1784- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining, and comical; selected From the most celebrated Masters of Deception; As well with Slight of Hand, As with Mathematical Inventions. Wherein is displayed, The Mode and Manner of deceiving the Eye, as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists: Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, &c. Also the Interpretation of Dreams, Signification of Moles. Palmistry, &c. with a Selection of the newest Songs sung this Season at Vauxhall, and other Places of Publick Entertainment: Jests, Riddles, Epigrams, and Bon Mots. The Whole forming A Book of real Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. With an accurate description of the method how to make the air balloon and inject the inflammable air.
Date: 1784- Pictures
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The Great Industrial Exhibition, Dublin, 1853: a hot-air balloon flies above. Lithograph.
Date: 1853Reference: 36445i- Books
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The air balloon: Or a Treatise on The aerostatic globe, Lately invented by The celebrated Mons. Montgolfier of Paris. Shewing, First-Those Properties of Air, which influence an Air Balloon. 2dly-The particular Construction and Methods of filling it. 3dly-Some of the great Variety of probable Uses which this important Discovery may be applied to for the Benefit of Mankind. The Whole rendered familiar to the plainest Capacity.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The air balloon: or a treatise on the aerostatic globe, Lately invented by The celebrated Mons. Montgolfier of Paris. Shewing, First-Those Properties of Air, which influence an Air Balloon. 2dly-The particular Construction and Methods of filling it. 3dly-Some of the great Variety of probable Uses which this important Discovery may be applied to for the Benefit of Mankind. The Whole rendered familiar to the plainest Capacity.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Lunardi's grand aerostatic voyage through the air, containing A complete and circumstantial Account of the Grand Aerial Flight made by that enterprising Foreigner, in his Air Balloon, on September 15, 1784, from the Time of his being launched in it, in the Artillery-Ground, to his descending with it, on the same Day, near Ware, in Hertsordshire; together with a Variety of Particulars, during his Abode in that truly wonderful and magnificent Machine, that have never yet transpired.
Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Portrait Bust in profile
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/24Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Books
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Breslaw's last legacy; or the magical companion: containing all that is curious, pleasing, entertaining and comical; selected from the most celebrated masters of deception: as well with slight of hand, as with mathematical inventions. Wherein is displayed the mode and manner of deceiving the eye; as practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions. Including the various exhibitions of those wonderful artists, Breslaw, Sieur, Comus, Jonas, &c. Also The Interpretation Of Dreams, Signification Of Moles, Palmestry, &c. The whole forming A Book of real Knowledge in the Art of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of the Method how to make The Air Balloon, And Inject The Inflammable Air.
Date: M,DCC,XCV. [1795]- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Sketch of Three Gentlemen
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/25Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Unknown - Fatuity, Francesco Secondo Draco Cordova
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/102Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Unknown - Caerlaverock Castle and Sketch and Text
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/100Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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Unknown - Figure of Eglinton
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/101Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - A Christmas Hymn music sheet
Date: c.1871Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/18Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Portrait of James Yorstoun Thorburn
Date: 1855Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/15Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Theme on Punch - Pandemonium
Date: c.1875Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/23Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Cake Month - ain't it ridik'lus?
Date: 1861Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/17Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
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William Bartholomew - Portrait of William Smith
Date: c.1866Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/22Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
William Bartholomew - Portrait of George Radcliffe
Date: c.1860Reference: DGH1/7/3/1/21Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital