Women are making the nets, baskets and balloons for hot-air balloons, they are being inspected by men in top hats. Wood engraving by WBM after W.I.P.S. (?).

Two balloons in the air over boats in the water to which lines are attached from an anchoring system on the sea bed. Coloured wood engraving.

A man in red pvc standing vertically with his arms by his sides representing an ejaculating penis with two balloons as scrotums at his feet; surrounded in a blue silhouette in the shape of a condom against a lime green background; with the message in Swedish, condoms are the way in; a safe sex advertisement by the RFSL/RFSU and Malmöhus County Council. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.

Date

[1996?]

A man in red pvc standing vertically with his arms by his sides representing an ejaculating penis with two balloons as scrotums at his feet; surrounded in a purple silhouette in the shape of a condom against a blue background; with the message in Swedish, condoms are everywhere; a safe sex advertisement by the RFSL/RFSU and Malmöhus County Council. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.

Date

[1996?]

Men on horseback with swords are chasing a hot-air balloon in the sky. Coloured wood engraving by Smeeton after Forrvielle.

Crowds of people are watching in the streets as a hot-air balloon leaves the ground. Coloured etching after Char. de Lovinier.

Crowds of people are watching in the streets as a hot-air balloon leaves the ground. Coloured etching after Char. de Lovinier.

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.

Date

[29th. Decr. 1783]

People gathered at the sea front, Weymouth: some are looking up and pointing to a hot-air balloon in the sky. Tinted lithograph.

A group of people are gathered around and attacking a hot-air balloon which has fallen to the ground in their village. Engraving.

A man wearing a sailor's costume blows a condom up into a balloon with his trousers down next to another man wearing a leather waist coat and hat; a condom dispensing machine sits on the wall to the left; with the message: "Act now!"; an advertisement for World AIDS Day, 1 December 1993 by ARIS (Association of gays and lesbians in Lyon). Lithograph by Félix [?].

Date

1993

Country contentments, or, The husbandmans recreations : containing the wholesome experience, in which any ought to recreate himself, after the toyle of more serious businesse : as namely, hunting, hawking, coursing with grayhounds, and the lavves of lease, shooting in the longbow or crossbow, bouling, tennis, baloone, the whole art of angling, and the use of the fighting cock / by G.M.

Date

1656

A man in red pvc standing vertically with his arms by his sides representing an ejaculating penis with two balloons as scrotums at his feet; surrounded in a blue silhouette in the shape of a condom against a yellow background; with a warning in Swedish to always use a condom; a safe sex advertisement by the RFSL/RFSU and Malmöhus County Council. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.

Date

[1996?]

Country contentments, or, The husbandmans recreations : containing the wholesome experience in which any ought to recreate himselfe after the toyle of more serious business : as namely hunting, hawking, coursing with greyhounds, and the lawes of the lease, shooting in long-bow or cross-bow, bouling, tennis, baloon : the whole art of angling and the use of the fighting cock / by G.M.

Date

1660

Country contentments: or, The husbandmans recreations. : Contayning the wholesome experiences in which any man ought to recreate himself after the toyle of more serious business. As namely hunting, hawking, coursing with greyhounds, and the lawes of the lease, shooting in longbow or crossbow, bowling, tennis, baloone. The whole art of angling and the use of the fighting cock. / By G.M.

Date

1654

Country contentments. or, The husbandmans recreations. : Containing the wholesome experience, in which any ought to recreate himself, after the toyl of more serious business. As namely, hunting, hawking, coursing with grey-hounds, and the laws of leash, shooting in the long-bow or cross-bow, bowling, tennis, baloon; the whole art of angling; and the use of the fighting cock. / By G. Markham.

Date

1675

Country contentments, or, The husbandmans recreations : contayning the wholesome experiences in which any man ought to recreate himself after the toyle of more serious business : as namely hunting, hawking, coursing with greyhounds, and the lawes of the lease, shooting in longbow or crossbow, bowling, tennis, baloone : the whole art of angling and the use of the fighting cock / by G.M.

Date

1654

Country contentments, or, The husbandmans recreations : containing the wholesome experience in which any ought to recreate himself after the toyle of more serious business : as namely hunting, hawking, coursing with greyhounds, and the laws of the lease, shooting in long-bow or cross-bow, bowling, tennis, baloon : the whole art of angling and the use of the fighting cock / by G.M.

Date

1668

Country contentments, or, The husbandmans recreations : containing the wholsome experience, in which any ought to recreate himself, after the toyl of more serious business : as namely, hunting, hawking, coursing with grayhounds, and the laws of lease, shooting in the long-bow or cross-bow, bowling, tennis, baloon, the whole art of angling, and the use of the fighting cock / by G.M.

Date

1664

The goldsmith's repository containing a concise elementary treatise on the art of assaying metals. Rules, Directions, and Correct Extensive Tables, Applied to all the Possible Occasions of Mixing, Allaying, or Finding the Value of Bullion, under all its Various Denominations of Gold, Silver, and Parting. Also An Appendix, In which are contained Abstracts of all the Acts of Parliament, now in Force, relating to Gold and Silver; and a View of all the Changes in their respective Standards. By W.J. Alldridge.

Date

MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]

Tables calculated for the use of the revenue officers of Ireland. Containing, I. New and correct tables of cylinders from 10 inches to 45 inches diameter, with their use. II. A table shewing the areas of squares in gallons and decimal parts, calculated to every tenth part and quarter of an inch of the side, from 1 to 100 inches. III. A table of allowance to common brewers of two gallons in 22 for ale, and of 2 1/2 gallons in 23 for beer X and VI. IV. New and correct money tables for ale and small beer, in which the hereditary revenue, and additional duties, are calculated and proportioned to the gallon of 217.6 cubic inches; as lately ordered by the Right Honourable and Honourable the commissioners of His Majesty's revenue of Ireland. V. A new and correct money table for strong waters at 2 pence, 8 pence, and 10 pence per gallon, from 1 to 20000 gallons. By George M'Gregor, philomath.

Date

M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]

Tables calculated for the use of the revenue officers of Ireland. Containing, I. New and correct tables of cylinders from 10 Inches to 45 Inches Diameter, with their Use. II. A Table shewing the Areas of Squares in Gallons and Decimal Parts, calculated to every tenth Part and Quarter of an Inch of the Side, from 1 to 100 Inches. III. A Table of Allowance to common Brewers of two Gallons in 22 for Ale, and of 2 1/2 Gallons in 23 for Beer X and VI. IV. New and correct Money Tables for Ale and Small Beer, in which the hereditary Revenue, and additional Duties, are calculated and proportioned to the Gallon of 217.6 Cubic Inches; as lately ordered by the Right Honourable and Honourable the Commissioners of his Majesty's Revenue of Ireland. V. A new and correct Money Table for strong Waters at 2 Pence, 8 Pence, and 10 Pence per Gallon, from 1 to 20000 Gallons. By George McGregor, Philomath.

Date

M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773]

Breslaw's last legacy: or, the conjuror unmasked. Containing All That IS Curious, Pleasing, Entertaining, And Comical, Selected from the most celebrated Masters of Slight Of Hand And Deception, Mathematical Inventions, &c. Wherein IS Displayed The Mode and Manner of deceiving the Eye, As practised by those celebrated Masters of Mirthful Deceptions, Breslaw, Sieur Comus, Jonas, Pinetti, &c. Also, Interpretations Of Dreams, Signification Of Moles, Palmistry, Remarkable Stories, &c. The Whole Forming A Book Of Real Knowledge In The Art Of Conjuration. With an accurate Description of making The Air Balloon. The tenth edition, with great additions and improvements.

Date

1792

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

Stereometry; or the art of gauging made easie, by the help of a sliding-rule: Which shews the Area's of Circles in Gallons, and the Square and Cube-Root of any Number under 100000, by Inspection: And is also very useful in Arithmetick and Geometry, particularly in the Measuring of Superficies and Solids. With an appendix of conick sections; Shewing the Nature, Properties and Contents of several Solids, frequently mentioned in Books of Gauging. By Tho. Everard, Esq;

Date

MDCCXXVII. [1727]