Ansicht des areostatischen Ballons qe. wurde vor Ss gemacht. Frau und ...
Print shows Vincente Lunardi ascending from the Royal Palace, Madrid, January 8, 1793 with royal coat-of-arms hanging from the gondola; Lunardi's second balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC st... Mehr
Physik verwirrt Unwissenheit Gewidmet den Underwritern.
French cartoon shows a woman (Physics personified) whipping the bare bottom of one man (possibly Janinet) while another (possibly Abbé Miollan), walks away pulling up his trousers. In the background, men are in... Mehr
Experience de la machine areostatique
Vue d'optique shows the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, "The Globe," ascending from Champ de Mars, Paris, France, August 27, 1783. Caption (French): Experience de la machine aréostatique de Mrs. de Montgolfier d... Mehr
Mit dieser Eintrittskarte kann eine Person am Tag der Himmelfahrt von ...
Admission ticket to one of Vincent Lunardi early balloon ascensions, probably from London, England. Includes a picture of a balloon. Tissandier collection.
Machine aérostatique de 70 pieds de hauteur sur 46 de diametre, qui s'...
Die Abbildung zeigt den kunstvollen Ballon, mit dem Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier und Girond de Villete am 19. Oktober 1783 in Paris neun Minuten lang eine Höhe von 330 Fuß erreichten. (Quelle: A.G. Renstrom,... Mehr
Luftballons / A. Glocke, geformt.
Book illustration shows five early balloon ascensions in France: two Montgolfier balloons (Fauxbourg St. Antoine and St. Germain); a 1784 balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard; and a Charles and Robert balloon being... Mehr
Experience du globe aerostatique du MM. Charles et Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. (... Mehr
Der Abstieg des Luftballons J. Lodge sc
Fantasievolle Darstellung der Landung von Etienne Montgolfiers Ballon in der Nähe einer Hütte in Vaucresson nach einem acht Meilen langen Flug von Paris am 19. September 1783 mit drei Tieren in einem Korb. Der ... Mehr
Exp[é]rience a[ë]rostatique faite Versailles le 19 sept. 1783
Vue d'optique shows the balloon launched by the Montgolfier brothers ascending from the Palace of Versailles, France, before the royal family, September 19, 1783. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the only pa... Mehr
Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; inset map shows locati... Mehr
Seconds voyageurs aëriens, ou expérience de MM. Charles et Robert fait...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; inset map shows locati... Mehr
Oder präsentieren Sie den Pfarrer, der eine Brille hat, einen Bericht ...
Drawing shows Professor J.A.C. Charles reascending in balloon from the Nesle plain, France, on December 1, 1783, where he had landed shortly before, accompanied by Marie Noel Robert in a two hour journey from P... Mehr
Depart de MM. Charles & Robert, du Jardin des Tuilleries dans leur mac...
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. "Sic itur ad astra" wr... Mehr
Globe aërostatique. Dédié à Monsieur Charles. Cette machine est repres...
Jacques Alexandre César Charles departs Nesle, France after the landing of the first hydrogen balloon flight from Paris on December 1, 1783. Marie-Nöel Robert (on the ground at left), who accompanied Charles o... Mehr
La plaisanterie confondüe ou les intrépides voyageurs
Print shows the balloon of Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight; spectators in foregrou... Mehr
Dédiée a Monsieur Coustard de Massi, Chevalier de l'Ordre Royal et Mil...
Print zeigt "Le Suffren", den Ballon von Anne-Pierre Coustard de Massy und R.P. Mouchet, aufsteigend von Nantes, Frankreich. (Quelle: Le Temps des Ballons, www.perso.wanadoo.fr.)
L'ignorance prouvée. Ou les evénements de la journée du 11 juillet 178...
French cartoon ridicules the attempt of Abbé Miollan and Janinet to ascend in a hot air balloon by showing the balloon on fire and billowing smoke while being inflated on July 11, 1784 at the Luxembourg gardens... Mehr
Der englische Ballon und seine Anhänge, in denen Mr. Lunardi vom Artil...
Print shows the ascent of Vincent Lunardi from the Moorfields Artillery Grounds, London, September 15, 1784; Lunardi's first ascent and the first balloon ascent in England. He experimented with oars for navigat... Mehr
Portrait d'après nature de quatre phisiciens celebres volants sans bal...
French cartoon shows Abbé Miollan as a cat and Janinet with bag of money(?) over his shoulder beating a hasty retreat after the failure of their balloon ascension attempt on July 11, 1784 enraged the crowd of s... Mehr
Expérience du globe aërostatique du MM. les freres Robert au Jardin de...
Print shows Anne-Jean and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, September 19, 1784, accompanied by Colin Hulin. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staf... Mehr
Troisieme voyage aërien, expérience faite à Lion le 19 Janvier 1784, s...
Der Druck zeigt den Ballon "Le Flesselles", konstruiert von Joseph Montgolfier, der am 19. Januar 1784 über der Rhone und der Stadt Lyon mit sieben Passagieren, darunter Joseph Montgolfier und Pilâtre de Rozier... Mehr
La quatorzieme expérience aerostatique de M. Blanchard accompagné du C...
Print shows the balloon of Jean-Pierre Blanchard ascending from Lille, France. Tissandier collection.
Vista del globo areostatico que se hechò la tarde 12 de agosto. de 179...
Print shows Vincenzo Lunardi riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from Buon Retiro gardens, Madrid, August 12, 1792; the first balloon ascension in Spain. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Ti... Mehr
[Titelblatt und Titelbild von Jean-Pierre Blanchards Tagebuch meiner f...
Illus. in: Journal of my forty-fifth ascension : being the first performed in America, on the ninth of January, 1793. Philadelphia : Printed by Charles Cist ..., 1793. Title page and frontispiece. Published in... Mehr
Het jaar 1804!!!, Tissandier Collection, France
Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing people in hysterics, possibly over an imminent balloon ascension by "Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude." From the ceiling hangs a balloon ... Mehr
Het jaar 1804!!!, Tissandier Collection, France
Dutch cartoon forecasts aeronautic events for the year 1804 by showing a scene at a failing balloon ascension, in the interests of scientific inquiry, possibly by "Wille van de Heeren Hopman & Loude." Men strug... Mehr
[Zuschauer in einer Arena, die den Aufstieg eines Ballons beobachten, ...
Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of lithograph illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fête du 14 juillet an IX vue du temple eleve dans le grand carré des C...
Der Druck zeigt eine Feier auf den Champs Elyseés in Paris am 14. Juli 1801, dem Tag der Bastille. Einschließlich der Zuschauer, die eine Ballonfahrt beobachten. (Quelle: A.G. Renstrom, Mitarbeiter von LC, 1981-82.)
Ludwig XVIII König von Frankreich in Paris
Der Druck zeigt König Ludwig XVIII. auf einem Balkon stehend und eine Menschenmenge, die in der Ferne einen Heißluftballon beobachtet.
Ludwig XVIII König von Frankreich in Paris
Print shows King Louis XVIII standing on a balcony and a crowd below watching a hot air balloon in the distance. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Accession box no. DLC/PP-1964:R01 conta... Mehr
Affiche des expériences aérostatiques de Jacques Garnerin, à Marseille...
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Tivoli. Le dimanche 22 aout, 1824, grand fete extraordinaire a l'occas...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat, August 22, 1824, Tivoli, Paris, at a festival on the occasion of St. Louis Day. Text indicates Margat will stand on an oblong platform below a ... Mehr
Elevazione aereobatica eseguita da Francezco Orlandi in Bologna nei pu...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Orlandi ascending over the public gardens of Bologna, Italy, November 6, 1828. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC staff, 1981-82.) Tissandier collection.
Dix-neuvième ascension de Mr. Margat, l'aéronaute ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Jean Margat in France. Text includes statement by the balloonist. Includes statement by Margat: Les preuves de bienveillance et d'intérêt que j'ai reçues, ... Mehr
Seconde et dernière ascension du ballon Monstre, construit et dirigé p...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green, in his balloon "Monstre," January 9th, 1837, at the Caserne, rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière, Paris. Tissandier collection.
Königliche Gärten, Vauxhall. Am kommenden Dienstag, dem 24. Juli, wird...
Textbreite Ankündigung des Aufstiegs von Charles Greens Ballon "The" Royal Nassau "in den Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. Der Text beschreibt auch andere Aktivitäten, darunter ein Feuerwerk, das in den Gärten ... Mehr
Königliche Gärten, Vauxhall. Großes Tages- und Abendfest am kommenden ...
Broadside announcing Charles Green's ascension in the balloon "Nassau" from Vauxhall Gardens, London. Includes a picture of passengers in a balloon basket. At head of title: Under the direct patronage of Her Ma... Mehr
Nächtlicher Aufstieg. Royal Standard Tavern, Vergnügungspark & Teegärt...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at night by Richard Gypson from the Royal Standard Tavern, England, on June 3, 1839. In addition, "Mr. Blanchard, a descendant of the celebrated Mons. Blanchar... Mehr
Mit Erlaubnis und unter der Schirmherrschaft der Gläubigen wird der Bü...
Broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Richard Gypson from the Gas Works, Daventry, England, 1840. Includes a picture of a balloon in flight. Tissandier collection.
Francesco Arban di Lione areonauta espertissimo esegui il suo dodicesi...
Print shows the balloon of Francesco Arban ascending above a map of Rome and its environs, showing the route of his balloon voyage from Villa Borghese, Rome, to Acqua Martina near Riete, April 14, 1846. (Source... Mehr
Rotundo [i.e. Rotunde] Gärten. Mr. Hamptons großartige 77. Besteigung ...
Broadside announcing an ascension and parachute jump from the Rotunda Gardens, Dublin, Ireland, by balloonist John Hampton. Includes a picture of his balloon "Erin-Go-Bragh." Tissandier collection.
The fancy fair, Prince's Park, Liverpool, August 1849 / John R. Isaac,...
Print shows a festival and balloon ascension during the campaign to raise funds in support of the Northern and Southern Hospitals in Liverpool, England, August 1849. "On the occasion of the Philanthrophic Fest... Mehr
[Ballon mit Fallschirm und Propellern, assoziiert mit Francesco Orland...
Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Éxperience du globe ae̋rostatique du MM. Charles et Robert, au Jardin ...
Print shows Jacques Alexandre César Charles and Marie-Noël Robert riding in the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, December 1, 1783 in the first hydrogen balloon flight. (S... Mehr
Vista del globo aereostatico que se hechò ante sus magesta des y su re...
Der Druck zeigt Vincenzo Lunardi beim Aufstieg vom Königspalast in Madrid am 8. Januar 1793 mit einem königlichen Wappen, das an der Gondel hängt; Lunardis zweite Ballonfahrt in Spanien. (Quelle: A.G. Renstrom,... Mehr
Par autorisation de M. Le Maire de la ville de Rouen. Le Sieur Bollé, ...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension at the Place de la Cathd́rale, Rouen, France. Tissandier collection.
Experience aërostatique faite à Lyon; d'un ballon de cent pieds de dia...
Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC ... Mehr
Kermesse au jardin des plantes (8 septembre) / A. J. Lallemand, sculpt...
Print shows a woman in the basket of an inflated balloon on the ground at right ready for ascent and a crowd in the foreground gathered to celebrate a September fair in the Royal Gardens, Paris, France. Tissan... Mehr
Königliche Gärten, Vauxhall... diesen Tag, Montag, den 5. Mai, wird ei...
Text-only broadside announcing ascensions by Charles Green in his balloon "Royal Nassau" and Hugh Bell, in his "patent locomotive balloon" from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, May 1851. Text also... Mehr
Cremorne Gardens... Großes Victoria-Fest zu Ehren der Einweihung der A...
Broadside kündigt ein Eröffnungsfest für die Ausstellung aller Nationen an, London, England, 1851. Enthält ein Bild des Ballons "Erin-go-Bragh", um eine Besteigung durch Ballonfahrer John Hampton während des Fe... Mehr
Ascension de la colossale Montgolfiére L'Aigle conduite par Eugène God...
Admission ticket to Eugène Godard's ascent in the balloon "L'Aigle" from a location in France. Includes a picture of a balloon decorated with flags and an eagle emblem. Tissandier collection.
Ascension captive. 42, avenue de Suffren tous les jours de 1 à 5 h. Ex...
Broadside announcing a captive balloon ascension during the Paris Exposition of 1867. Includes pictures of the balloon being inflated ("Le Gonflement") and spectators watching the captive balloon ascend in the ... Mehr
Champ-de-Mars. Première ascension aérostatique du ballon le Pole Nord ...
Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier,... Mehr
Lettre de Victor Hugo à Gaston Tissandier, à l'occasion de ses premièr...
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Champ de Mars, dimanche 17 juin, a 5 heures préciss. Ascension aérosta...
Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, ... Mehr
Descente du ballon le Pôle Nord à Auneau (Eure et Loir) le 27 juin 186...
Diagram shows (1) "Trajectoire de l'aérostat (elévation)" and (2) "Courbe de trainage (plan)" to document the barometric measurements for altitude and distance covered, made by Gaston Tissandier in the balloon ... Mehr
Salle de concert du cercie artistique ... Exposition du gigantesque ba...
Broadside announcing a balloon exhibition and ascension by Eugène Godard in his balloon "Cita di Firenze" from the Place St. Michel, Paris. Includes picture of a mirage observed by Godard and Camille Flammarion... Mehr
Die große transatlantische Ballonfahrt. Das Banner an der Ecke Broadwa...
Print shows a banner posted above a busy intersection advertising an Atlantic crossing by the balloon, "The Daily Graphic," which was sponsored by the New York Illustrated Graphic. The crossing attempt on Octo... Mehr
Ascension de Madame Garnerin, le 28 mars 1802
French fashion magazine caricature shows fashionably dressed spectators watching Jeanne-Geneviève Garnerin fly in a balloon. A few years earlier, Garnerin had been the first woman to ascend in a balloon without... Mehr
La ville de Calais / J. Duruof, Pau, 4 février 1875 ; lith. Veronese, ...
Print shows the French balloon "La Ville de Calais" with several passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and two or three others, standing in the basket. Scale: Echelle de 25 mill. pour 1 mêtre 1/40. Prin... Mehr
Ascension du 26 septembre 1876, 700 mètres / Albert Tissandier.
Die Zeichnung zeigt Gaston und Albert Tissandier, wie sie in ihrem Ballon "Zénith" aufsteigen. (Quelle: Mitarbeiter von A.G. Renstrom, LC, 1981-82)
Le ballon captif de la cour des Tuileries, construit par M. Giffard, i...
Broadside announcing one of Henri Giffard's balloon ascensions in 1878 and 1879 from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of the captive balloon floating over the courtyard. Tissandier collection.
Grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries / Yves & Barret,...
Broadside announcing the ascension of Henri Giffard's giant captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris, probably during the Paris Exposition of 1878. Includes picture of the giant balloon statio... Mehr
Le grand ballon captif des Tuileries / Yves & Barret, sc.
Broadside announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris. Includes picture of passengers in the basket of the giant balloon. Tissandier collection.
Une alerte, place du Carrousel / Lefman, sc. ; PS.
French cartoon shows Prince Don Carlos in a heavily armed balloon that has blown off course appears about to crash into a captive balloon (possibly Henri Giffard's) at the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, France. Ill... Mehr
Grand ballon captif a vapeur, de M. Henry Giffard [text].
Blank form for passengers to record "observations" (data) during ascents in Giffard's giant captive balloon from the Tuileries courtyard in the Paris Exposition of 1878. Tissandier collection.
Le grand ballon captif a vapeur de la cour des Tuileries (1879), M. He...
Broadside kündigt den Aufstieg von Henri Giffards Ballon in Gefangenschaft im Hof der Tuilerien in Paris an. Enthält ein Bild des riesigen Ballons mit Passagieren im Korb.
Le captif, grand ballon à vapeur, de la Place du Carrousel
Advertisement announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension at the Place du Carrousel, Paris. Describes Giffard's previous ascension at the Tuileries in 1878 and includes a picture of a captive balloon. ... Mehr
[Ballon mit zwei Passagieren, die über einen Stadtplatz steigen, mit f...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Zuschauer sehen zu, wie der Ballon "Le Monde" über einem offenen Feld...
The same image is printed twice along a circular sheet with a scalloped edge, intended to be pasted together along one edge to form a decorative cone. Tissandier collection.
[Frau sitzt auf einem Pferd, das an einem aufsteigenden Ballon befesti...
Tissandier collection. Public domain image of a balloon aerostat, early aeronautics, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gerade erschienen, die tollen maritimen Kletterpartien von Wilfrid de ...
Advertisement for a book on balloon ascensions written by Wilfrid de Fonvielle and published in 1882 by Auguste Ghio, Paris. Includes picture of a man pulling on a rope attached to a balloon with a passenger in... Mehr
Itinéraire - de l'ascension de nuit du 7 août 1884, de la Villette à P...
Hand-drawn map shows the route, time, and altitude of a night balloon journey in France from La Villette (Paris) southwest to Poisly, August 7, 1884. "Relevé sur les cartes d'etat major au 1/320.000." "Distance... Mehr
Ville de Bruxelles, Parc Léopold ... dimanche 11 octobre 1885, de 2 à ...
Broadside announcing balloon ascensions conducted by Eugene Godard in his balloon "Royal-St. Marceau" from the Parc Léopold, Brussels, Belgium, 1885. Includes picture of a balloon with six passengers. Tissandi... Mehr
[Karten mit Bildern von Ereignissen der Ballongeschichte von 1783 bis ...
Sheet of 10 uncut cards; individually numbered and issued as "Collection 476", "1re série." Captions in French are printed on the verso of each card. Tissandier collection.
[Karten mit Bildern von Ereignissen der Ballongeschichte von 1795 bis ...
Sheet of 10 uncut cards, individually captioned and numbered; issued as "Collection 476," "2ème série." French captions on each card. Tissandier collection. Exhibited: "The Dream of Flight" : American Treasure... Mehr
Le premier départ du Géant de Nadar, au Champ de Mars, le 4 octobre 18...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
La première ascension en province: départ de la colossale montgolfiére...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Montgolfière de Pierre et Degabriel, à Strasbourg (1784).
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Ascension en montgolfière par Rambaud à Aix, le 31 mai 1784.
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Une ascension de fête vers 1830. Tableau á l'huile.
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Affiche des ascensions en «ballon incendiaire» de Gale à l'Hippodrome ...
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Balloon ascension. New York Sterecope Card.
New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... Mehr
Balloon ascension. New York Sterecope Card.
New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... Mehr
Tsukiji kaigunshō..., Utagawa Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Japanese triptych print showing foreigners gathered around a hot air balloon surrounded by a crowd of spectators. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Similar triptych print reproduced in Yokohama : prints from nineteenth... Mehr
Tsukiji kaigunshō..., Utagawa Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print
Japanese triptych print showing foreigners gathered around a hot air balloon surrounded by a crowd of spectators. Signature: Hiroshige ga. Similar triptych print reproduced in Yokohama : prints from nineteenth... Mehr
An elopement - Public domain dedication image
Titel vom Kataloger entworfen. Geschenk; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC / PP-1940: 008). Bildet einen Teil von: Cabinet of American Illustration (Library of Congress). Veröffentlicht in: Life magazine.
An elopement - Drawing. Public domain image.
Titel vom Kataloger entworfen. Geschenk; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC / PP-1940: 008). Bildet einen Teil von: Cabinet of American Illustration (Library of Congress). Veröffentlicht in: Life magazine.
An elopement - Drawing. Public domain image.
Titel vom Kataloger entworfen. Geschenk; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC / PP-1940: 008). Bildet einen Teil von: Cabinet of American Illustration (Library of Congress). Veröffentlicht in: Life magazine.
Königliche Gärten, Vauxhall... große Illumination-Gala mit 45.400 Lamp...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, on Monday, September 5th, 1842. Text also describes concerts and other activities taking p... Mehr
Königliche Gärten, Vauxhall... große Illumination-Gala mit 45.400 Lamp...
Text-only broadside announcing a balloon ascension by Charles Green from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, England, on Monday, September 5th, 1842. Text also describes concerts and other activities taking p... Mehr
Ein Blick auf den Ballon, auf dem Mr. Sadler mit ihm und Captain Paget...
Print shows James Sadler and Captain Paget of the British Royal Navy ascending in a balloon decorated in honor of the Prince Regent's birthday, from the Mermaid Tavern gardens, Hackney, London, August 12, 1811.... Mehr