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Development of balloon flight in Europe
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | Europe France |
Description | European prints show events in early balloon flight and close-ups of historic and imagined balloons. Subjects include ascents by famous French, British, and Italian balloonists, including the Montgolfier brothers, Jacques Charles, Jean-Franc̜ois Pilâtre de Rozier, James Sadler, and Vincent Lunardi. Balloon accidents are represented in views of Jules Duruof's crash at sea, ca. 1783; attempted flights by Abbée Miollan and Janinet (1784); and British balloonists John Sheldon's unsuccessful tethered balloon ascent from London, England, ca. 1784; two prints show the first parachute jump by André Jacques Garnerin, 1797. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Parachuting--France--1790-1800. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Aeronautics--Europe--1780-1900. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Balloons (Aircraft)--European--1780-1900. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Ballooning accidents--Europe--1780-1900. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Balloon ascensions--Europe--1780-1900. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |