Aeronautics Collection (page 6)

Vicenzo Lunardi, 1754-1806. Italian pioneering aeronaut and inventor (engraving)
6118004 Vicenzo Lunardi, 1754-1806. Italian pioneering aeronaut and inventor (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Alexander Graham Bell (right) experimenting with an x-beam tetrahedral kite, designer Mr
NWI4948745 Alexander Graham Bell (right) experimenting with an x-beam tetrahedral kite, designer Mr. Baldwin next to Dr Bell

A balloon manufactured by Henri Lachambre
2623752 A balloon manufactured by Henri Lachambre; (add.info.: Colour lithograph advertising a balloon manufactured by the French balloon manufacturer, Henri Lachambre (1846-1904)

A crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris, 1801 (engraving)
2623672 A crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris, 1801 (engraving); (add.info.: Hand-coloured etching depicting a crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris)

Young lady paying calls by personal airship among a maze of telegraph and telephone wires
531689 Young lady paying calls by personal airship among a maze of telegraph and telephone wires. Robida's idea of world in 1953

Dutch cartoon, 1794 predicting advance of ballooning by 1804. Basket/gondola hangs from the ceiling
528370 Dutch cartoon, 1794 predicting advance of ballooning by 1804. Basket/gondola hangs from the ceiling, women and children in hysterics as two prospective aeronauts make wills

First ascent of Mongolfier hot air balloon, 21 November 1783. From chromolithgotraph postcard published c1910
530319 First ascent of Mongolfier hot air balloon, 21 November 1783. From chromolithgotraph postcard published c1910.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Georges Guynemer, 1916 (illustration)
2093176 Georges Guynemer, 1916 (illustration); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. France. The french aviator Georges Guynemer. Illustration in: Le Pays de France, France, Oct)

Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi
3585981 Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi; (add.info.: Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687) an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist

Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi
3585980 Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi; (add.info.: Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687) an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist

Francesco Lana de Terzi's idea for a flying boat
5308096 Francesco Lana de Terzi's idea for a flying boat.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Francesco Lana de Terzi's idea for a flying boat)

Salomon - Auguste Andree (centre)
2603625 Salomon - Auguste Andree (centre); (add.info.: Salomon - Auguste Andree (centre) (1854 - 1897), Swedish engineer, with the men who accompanied on the fatal voyage to explore the North Pole

Wilbur Wright's (American aviator) first flight in Europe, at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans
530323 Wilbur Wright's (American aviator) first flight in Europe, at the Hanaudieres racetrack near Le Mans, France in the Wright Brothers' 'Flier'. August 1908

Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph)
530320 Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph); (add.info.: for steam-powered flying machine. Webbed tail 15.24m, and beneath it a rudder)

Humorous print of a circus performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon, labelled 'L'Opinion'
528675 Humorous print of a circus performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon, labelled 'L'Opinion', as a man leaps from the gondola and a woman clings to a rope, 1870-1900

Ascent in captive hot air balloon made by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) in Paris, 11 October 1783
535279 Ascent in captive hot air balloon made by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) in Paris, 11 October 1783, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: From Gaston Tissandier 'Histoire des Ballons')

Inflating balloon with hydrogen, produced by covering barrels of iron filings with sulphuric acid
533620 Inflating balloon with hydrogen, produced by covering barrels of iron filings with sulphuric acid and feeding gas into balloon

The Aerial Steam Carriage or Ariel, 19th century
3847185 The Aerial Steam Carriage or Ariel, 19th century; (add.info.: The Ariel flying machine was patented in 1842 by William Samuel Henson (1812-88) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883)

Postcard celebrating French pioneer aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, early 1900s (chromolitho)
3847177 Postcard celebrating French pioneer aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, early 1900s (chromolitho); (add.info.: Depiction of French aviator Alberto Santos Dumont (1873-1932)

A hot air balloon labelled "Suffrage Universel" with wings floating above the Pyrenees
2623692 A hot air balloon labelled "Suffrage Universel" with wings floating above the Pyrenees and headed toward a sign labelled "Espagne"; (add.info)

Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
2623688 Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (-1785) French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation

Game board and instructions depicts a varied landscape and waterfront filled with numbered balloons
2623673 Game board and instructions depicts a varied landscape and waterfront filled with numbered balloons; (add.info.: Game board and instructions depicts a varied landscape)

Paris firemen on the rooftops trying to capture a balloon with its ropes entangled round chimney pots
545215 Paris firemen on the rooftops trying to capture a balloon with its ropes entangled round chimney pots and to rescue the aviator in the basket

Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron
533626 Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron filings with sulphuric acid

First Air Show in Paris after the war: aviorex parachutes are the only ones to be exposed as officially adopted
3568684 First Air Show in Paris after the war: aviorex parachutes are the only ones to be exposed as officially adopted parachute by Unknown photographer

Engraving depicting Francesco Lana de Terzi's flying boat concept
5309136 Engraving depicting Francesco Lana de Terzi's flying boat concept; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Francesco Lana de Terzi's flying boat concept)

An engraving depicting John Money coming into grief with his balloon. John Money (1752-1817)
5311279 An engraving depicting John Money coming into grief with his balloon. John Money (1752-1817) an aeronaut and general in the British Army

Les freres Wright
2418412 Les freres Wright; (add.info.: Transport. Aviation. "Our life". Special issue dedicated to the american pilots Wilbur and Orville Wright.); Photo © CCI.

Jean Pierre Blanchard
2623689 Jean Pierre Blanchard; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Pierre Blanchard (-1809) French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight. Dated 1785.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Surrey Zoological Gardens
2623677 Surrey Zoological Gardens; (add.info.: Hand-coloured lithograph of the Surrey Zoological Gardens, with a balloon ascending in the distance)

Le Tricolore
2623669 Le Tricolore; (add.info.: Colour lithograph titled 'Le Tricolore'. The print depicts the French "Le Tricolore" balloon in the colours of the French flag with passengers)

Montgolfier brothers' hot air hot air balloon over Paris, France, 1783 (engraving)
528316 Montgolfier brothers' hot air hot air balloon over Paris, France, 1783 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Nicolas de Launay, French engraver)

Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aviation pioneer. Here in his airship (dirigible) No
530542 Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aviation pioneer. Here in his airship (dirigible) No. 6 descending at the Aero Park, Paris, after winning the Deutsch prize, 19 October 1901

Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804. Chaotic scene as an attempt is made to get the balloon airborne
528657 Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804. Chaotic scene as an attempt is made to get the balloon airborne

Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794, French Revolutionary Wars. Use of 'The Entreprenant' as reconnaissance balloon
528359 Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794, French Revolutionary Wars. Use of 'The Entreprenant' as reconnaissance balloon the first use of a balloon in warfare, contributed to French victory

A French aeronaut falling to his death from a balloon over Beuzeville, France, 1899 (print)
545209 A French aeronaut falling to his death from a balloon over Beuzeville, France, 1899 (print); (add.info.: From 'Le Petit Journal' 30 June 1899)

WW1: bomb launched by an airplane, 1915 (illustration)
2093123 WW1: bomb launched by an airplane, 1915 (illustration) by Leven & Lemonier (fl.1915); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. History. France. Missile (torpedo) launched by an airplane

Frederick Brearey's flying machine
5311809 Frederick Brearey's flying machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Frederick Brearey's flying machine. Brearey is said to have settled on this shape after watching a skate swimming)

Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi
3585979 Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi; (add.info.: Idea for a flying boat by Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687) an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist

Transport. Aviation. The franco peruvian aviator Jorge Chavez Dartnell. Photo, France, c.1910
2638900 Transport. Aviation. The franco peruvian aviator Jorge Chavez Dartnell. Photo, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Aviation. Photo, France, vers 1910. Coll)

An elaborately decorated balloon, 1786 (etching)
2623690 An elaborately decorated balloon, 1786 (etching); (add.info.: Hand-coloured etching of an elaborately decorated balloon used by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (-1785)

A theatrical performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon
2623686 A theatrical performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon; (add.info.: Chromolithograph print depicting a theatrical performer on an outdoor stage shooting at a balloon)

Wright Brothers' biplane 'Flier': This plane used fuel injection. Card published 1910
530321 Wright Brothers' biplane 'Flier': This plane used fuel injection. Card published 1910. ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784
528363 Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable) balloon, 12 June 1784. Chromolithograph c1883

Alberto Santos-Dumont in his airship in paris, 1901 (chromo)
530527 Alberto Santos-Dumont in his airship in paris, 1901 (chromo); (add.info.: Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aviation pioneer

Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer
530531 Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer. Langley's steam-powered model plane 'Aerodrome' viewed from above and below

Ascent of Mr Chas Green in his balloon, the Albion
3847188 Ascent of Mr Chas Green in his balloon, the Albion; (add.info.: Ascent of Mr Chas Green in his balloon (the Albion) from the Royal Albert Saloon and Pleasure Gardens Shepherdess Walk

First balloon crossing of English Channel, 7 January 1785 by Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor
528362 First balloon crossing of English Channel, 7 January 1785 by Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, and American Dr John Jeffries from Dover to Guines, 2 hours 30 mins

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