About this image...

Image Title: Balloons, Airships, And Other Flying Machines Designed With Some Form Of Propulsion, circa 1885

Creator: Morieu, E., engraver

Date: Between 1885 and 1904

Notes: No. 18 shows a collapsible Montgolfier balloon from 1784; no. 23 is the design for a glider balloon as described in "Reflections on the aerostatic sphere," 1783 (September); no. 24 depicts Jean-Charles (l'avocat) Thilorier's plan for transporting troops across the English Channel to invade England, ca. 1800; and no. 32 shows the dirigible balloon glider used by Charles Guill? for an attempted ascension in Paris, November 13, 1814.

Subjects: Aeronautics--1780-1910
Airships--1880-1910
Balloons (Aircraft)--1780-1910

Original Media: Engraving

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