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Balloons in the dark (artwork)
Date: 1970sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/2/10/8Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Books
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Airopaidia: containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from Minutes made during the Voyage: Hints on the Improvement of Balloons, and Mode of Inflation by Steam. Means to Prevent their Descent over Water: Occasional Enquiries into the State of the Atmosphere, Favouring their Direction: with various Philosophical Observations and Conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain: with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to ærial navigation: with a copious index. By Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.
Baldwin, Thomas.Date: [1786]- Pictures
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Men travelling in hot-air balloons by night. Coloured wood engraving.
Reference: 36427i- Books
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Wonderful balloon ascents, or, the conquest of the skies ; a history of balloons and balloon voyages / from the French of F. Marion.
Marion, Fulgence.Date: [1888]- Videos
Infusofeed balloons.
Date: 1993- Pictures
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Hot-air balloons with some extra equipment, and a winged horse with a rider. Engraving by Lodge.
Date: July 1st. 1795Reference: 36644i- Pictures
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Three balloons travel over a polar landscape: proposed method of reaching the North Pole by J.P. Cheyne. Coloured wood engraving by C. Roberts, 1877.
Date: [1877]Reference: 36393i- Pictures
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A man flying above a church with wings and balloons attached to him. Coloured wood engraving, 1877.
Date: [1877]Reference: 36654i- 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- Pictures
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Crowds of people gathered in a square, with hot-air balloons on the ground. Coloured wood engraving after Corbould, 1884.
Corbould.Reference: 36382i- Pictures
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Men and dogs in an arctic landscape with three hot-air balloons: proposed method of reaching the North Pole by J.P. Cheyne. Coloured wood engraving by C. Roberts.
Date: [1879]Reference: 36403i- Pictures
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A line of hot-air balloons loaded with boxes advertise "A. Stevens" as they travel over a line of sailing ships. Wood engraving.
Reference: 36415i- Pictures
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A flying boat devised by Franciscus Lana, with sails and balloons attached to it, and with three men as passengers. Engraving after J.C. Sturm, 1789.
Sturm, Johann Christophorus, 1635-1703.Date: 1st. March 1789Reference: 36652i- Pictures
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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.
Reference: 36655i- Pictures
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Crowds gather at the parade ground of the Honourable Artillery Company in London to watch two hot-air balloons. Gouache.
Date: 1884Reference: 37485i- Pictures
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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. (?).
Reference: 36300i- Pictures
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International Airship Exhibition, Frankfurt, 1909: a Zeppelin airship, an aeroplane and two balloons airborne over the exhibition site. Process print.
Date: 1900-1999Reference: 36301i- Pictures
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Chinese people playing with hot air balloons. Brush drawing by Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 581247iPart of: Chinese processions, public events and daily life- Books
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Artificial fire-works, improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches; Containing Aigrettes Amber-Lights Balloons Batteries Chinese Fire-Ships Cohorns Cones Crackers Cascades Dodecadrons Ducks Earthquakes Flights Flyers Fountains Gerbes Globes Gold-Rain Grand Volutes Leaders Lights Mines Matches Mortars Marrons Moons Neptune's Chariot Potts Pumps Rain-Fall Rockets Sea-Fights Silver-Rain Spur-Fire Squibs Stars Sky-Rockets Swans Swarms Thunder in Rooms Towering-Rockets, double and single Tourbillons Trees Water Fire-Works Wheels Yew-Trees With all their Ingredients, Compositions, Preparations, Machines, Moulds, and Manner to make them, refining Salt-Petre, and to extract it from damaged Gunpowder, &c. With about 100 of the principal Figures beautifully engraved on Copper Plates. The second edition, With the Addition of many new and beautiful Fire-Works, and 3 large Copper-Plates. By Robert Jones, Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Jones, Robert, Captain.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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An essay on aerostation: Wherein is exhibited the easiest method of constructing and directing aerostats, a plan for reconnoitering balloons, and a new hint for aerostatical telegraphs. with plates. By Francis Oliveri, professor of modern languages and mathematics.
Olivari, Francis.Date: 1797- Pictures
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A red balloon with a red label attached floats above a group of further balloons with the message in French: "Sponsor a balloon. Send a message"; an advertisement for a fundraising balloon event at Paris Champs de Mars on Saturday 28 October1995 to help combat AIDS by VLS (Vaincre le SIDA). Colour lithograph.
Date: 1995Reference: 672651i- Pictures
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People using advanced materials and modes of transport in the year 2000, some travelling in hot-air balloons, some with their own wings, and some in carriages running on steam. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.
Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852.Date: 1834Reference: 37253i- Pictures
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Men on horseback with swords are chasing a balloon in the sky. Coloured wood engraving by Smeeton after Forrvielle.
Reference: 36297i- Pictures
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The balloon 'Saladin' is blown off course out to sea from Bridport. Coloured wood engraving by W. Wyllie after Captain Templer.
Templer, James, Captain, active 1881.Date: 1880-1889Reference: 36310i- Pictures
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Men filling a balloon with hydrogen. Coloured etching.
Reference: 36349i