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"Ballooning: A Sky-High Adventure Unveiling Europe's Majestic Skies" Embark on a breathtaking journey as we explore the enchanting world of ballooning

Background imageBallooning Collection: Aviation and ballooning during the 19th Century

Aviation and ballooning during the 19th Century
3732788 Aviation and ballooning during the 19th Century; (add.info.: Cartoon on aviation and ballooning. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBallooning Collection: A balloon house in Amsterdam

A balloon house in Amsterdam
3732786 A balloon house in Amsterdam; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a balloon house in Amsterdam. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBallooning Collection: The ballooning accident of General John Money

The ballooning accident of General John Money
3732773 The ballooning accident of General John Money; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ballooning accident of General John Money (1752-1817) a British aeronaut and general in the British Army

Background imageBallooning Collection: Francois Laurent d'Arlandes' balloon crossing Paris

Francois Laurent d'Arlandes' balloon crossing Paris
3732711 Francois Laurent d'Arlandes' balloon crossing Paris; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Francois Laurent d'Arlandes' balloon crossing Paris, France)

Background imageBallooning Collection: A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785

A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785
530536 A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785, surrounded by local ballooning enthusiasts, l.to r

Background imageBallooning Collection: Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804. Chaotic scene as an attempt is made to get

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

Background imageBallooning Collection: Jean-Marie Coutelle, Appointed Commander of Les Aerostiers, 1794. Below right

Jean-Marie Coutelle, Appointed Commander of Les Aerostiers, 1794. Below right
528360 Jean-Marie Coutelle, Appointed Commander of Les Aerostiers, 1794. Below right, varnishing balloon at School of Military Ballooning, Meudon

Background imageBallooning Collection: Battle of Fleurus 26 June 1794, French Revolutionary Wars. Use of 'The Entreprenant' as

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

Background imageBallooning Collection: A French aeronaut falling to his death from a balloon over Beuzeville, France, 1899 (print)

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)

Background imageBallooning Collection: Two types of hot-air balloons

Two types of hot-air balloons
5308097 Two types of hot-air balloons.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting two types of hot-air balloons. Left: Hydrogen Balloon)

Background imageBallooning Collection: Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent

Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent
5308098 Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Vincenzo Lunardi making his first attempt at a balloon ascent)

Background imageBallooning Collection: Guiton de Morveau (1737-1816) French chemist, making the first flight in a dirigible (steerable)

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

Background imageBallooning Collection: Charles' hot air balloon ascent

Charles' hot air balloon ascent
3849912 Charles' hot air balloon ascent; (add.info.: Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles' hot air balloon ascent. Caption reads: 'Ascension executee par Charles dans la prairie de Nesles)

Background imageBallooning Collection: First balloon crossing of English Channel, 7 January 1785 by Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor

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

Background imageBallooning Collection: First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783

First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783
528357 First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783, in Montgolfier (hot air) balloon from the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France

Background imageBallooning Collection: Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Godard's Montgolfier balloon from Cremorne Gardens, [London], 1864. The '...heated-air, balloon, with which M

Background imageBallooning Collection: An aerial view of red sand dunes and vegetation in the Namib desert. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

An aerial view of red sand dunes and vegetation in the Namib desert. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

Background imageBallooning Collection: Light illuminates the Naukluft Mountains and Namib Desert at sunrise. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

Light illuminates the Naukluft Mountains and Namib Desert at sunrise. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

Background imageBallooning Collection: An aerial view of red sand dunes in the Namib desert. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

An aerial view of red sand dunes in the Namib desert. Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia

Background imageBallooning Collection: Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un service... pas facile a rendre, 19th century. A service.... not easy to render

Background imageBallooning Collection: En ballon captif, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

En ballon captif, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
En ballon captif, 19th century. In a tethered balloon

Background imageBallooning Collection: Enlèvement d'une fille de l'air, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Enlèvement d'une fille de l'air, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Enlevement d'une fille de l'air, 19th century. Ballooning scene - flying woman asks to be allowed into the basket: Monsieur Godard I'm frozen...Godard

Background imageBallooning Collection: Aviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Aviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Aviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. [US aviation pineer, engineer and inventor Atwood was chief flight instructor for William Starling Burgess whose Burgess Company built a variety

Background imageBallooning Collection: Captain Baldwin, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Captain Baldwin, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Captain Baldwin, between 1911 and 1920
Captain Baldwin, between 1911 and 1920. Thomas Scott Baldwin, pioneer balloonist and US Army major during World War I; the first American to descend from a balloon by parachute

Background imageBallooning Collection: Balloons - Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, N.A. Who Built Dirigible Balloon... 1914

Balloons - Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin, N.A. Who Built Dirigible Balloon... 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Balloons - Capt
Balloons - Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin, N.A. Who Built Dirigible Balloon #1 Except The Engine, Which Was Made By Curtiss, 1914. Pioneer balloonist and U.S

Background imageBallooning Collection: 'Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891. Creator: Unknown

'Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Professor Myers Air Bicycle, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageBallooning Collection: Ascension of Charles and Robert, at the Tuileries, December 1, 1783. Creator: Unknown

Ascension of Charles and Robert, at the Tuileries, December 1, 1783. Creator: Unknown
Ascension of Charles and Robert, at the Tuileries, December 1, 1783

Background imageBallooning Collection: Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Lt. H. Geiger, Lt. T. Dew. Milling, 1912

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Lt. H. Geiger, Lt. T. Dew. Milling, 1912. [Early aviation pioneers, Maryland, USA

Background imageBallooning Collection: Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850

Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of M. Poiteven, on Horseback, in a Balloon, from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 1850. Upwards of 10, 000 persons paid for admission...to witness the ascent...It was a matter of considerable

Background imageBallooning Collection: Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], 1850. The machine which Mr. Bell has constructed...is capable of sustaining a weight of between 500 and 600 lb

Background imageBallooning Collection: M. Petin's 'System of Aerial Navigation', 1850. Creator: Unknown. M

M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. Creator: Unknown. M
M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. French milliner and balloonist Ernest Petin..has sought to give to his apparatus the greatest possible power

Background imageBallooning Collection: The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The late M. Gay-Lussac, 1850. Portrait of the French chemist and physicist.. The war-balloon which had been employed by the French army in Egypt was given to the custody of MM

Background imageBallooning Collection: Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Graham's Balloon on Fire, 1850. In 1826, Margaret Graham became the first British woman to make a solo balloon flight

Background imageBallooning Collection: Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Accident to the Nassau Balloon, between Gravesend and the Nore, [Kent], 1850....Mr. Green ascended...accompanied by Mr. Rush...for the express purpose of testing the improvements made by that

Background imageBallooning Collection: Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, on Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, on Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], on Saturday, 1850. A grand fete was given at these Gardens on Saturday

Background imageBallooning Collection: The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon 'Le Tricolore' off the coast of... 1874

The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of... 1874
The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of England on September 1, 1874, 1874. Private Collection

Background imageBallooning Collection: The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon 'Le Tricolore' off the coast of... 1874

The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of... 1874
The rescue of Jules and Caroline Duruof from their balloon "Le Tricolore" off the coast of England on September 1, 1874, 1874. Private Collection

Background imageBallooning Collection: Cappadocia

Cappadocia
Bora Koc

Background imageBallooning Collection: Barrage Balloon Used for Parachute Training During WW2

Barrage Balloon Used for Parachute Training During WW2 Date: 1941

Background imageBallooning Collection: Andre Jacques Garnerin, French aeronaut and the first parachutist, c1800 (1910)

Andre Jacques Garnerin, French aeronaut and the first parachutist, c1800 (1910). Garnerin (1769-1823) became a balloon inspector in the French Army in 1793

Background imageBallooning Collection: Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Hot air balloons rise over the Sacred Lake

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Hot air balloons rise over the Sacred Lake

Background imageBallooning Collection: Hohenzollern Castle, Hechingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Hohenzollern Castle, Hechingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageBallooning Collection: NYC, Manhattan, Hudson Yards, Shine Bright Christmas decorations with Hot Air Balloon

NYC, Manhattan, Hudson Yards, Shine Bright Christmas decorations with Hot Air Balloon, and The Vessel

Background imageBallooning Collection: Famous Love valley in Cappadocia, Turkey

Famous Love valley in Cappadocia, Turkey

Background imageBallooning Collection: Richard Branson and co-pilot Per Lindstrand pictured in Southern Japan

Richard Branson and co-pilot Per Lindstrand pictured in Southern Japan, hoping to make the 6200 mile trip to America in two days in a balloon. This is the pairs third attempt at the crossing

Background imageBallooning Collection: 3D Stereoscopic Image, Balloon Corps Transport with Lord?

3D Stereoscopic Image, Balloon Corps Transport with Lord?
3D Stereoscopic Image, Balloon Corps Transport with Lord Roberts Army, Advance on Pretoria, South Africa, Cattle Pulling a Cart and Soldiers on Horses During the Boer War Date: 1900

Background imageBallooning Collection: Aerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Aerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Aerostation out at Elbows or The Itinerant Aeronaut, 1786. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Background imageBallooning Collection: Instruments used by Mr. Glaisher during his balloon ascent, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Instruments used by Mr. Glaisher during his balloon ascent, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Instruments used by Mr. Glaisher during his balloon ascent, 1862. 1. Barometer; 2; Wet and Dry Bulb Hygrometer; 3. Daniell's Hygrometer; 4. Chronometer; 5. Bucket of Water to keep Bulb wet; A. B



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"Ballooning: A Sky-High Adventure Unveiling Europe's Majestic Skies" Embark on a breathtaking journey as we explore the enchanting world of ballooning, where dreams take flight and imaginations soar. From the mesmerizing Bristol Balloon Festival in Avon, England to the picturesque landscapes of Stowmarket in Suffolk, this captivating event has captured hearts across the United Kingdom and beyond. Witness history unfold with Charles Green's remarkable balloon event in Stockport, as he defied gravity and left spectators awestruck. Marvel at the Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascent, a regal spectacle that painted the skies with vibrant colors against London's iconic backdrop. Step back into time as we relive Mr. Sadler's daring ascent from Nottingham and Merton Fields in Oxford – courageous feats that pushed boundaries and paved the way for future adventurers. Picture yourself amidst Parisian charm, gazing up at a Montgolfier balloon gracefully gliding through its azure canvas. Experience an adrenaline rush as balloons ascend from Seal near Sevenoaks in Kent during an exhilarating race organized by the Green brothers. Feel your heart skip a beat witnessing Sophie Blanchard fearlessly taking flight over Milan – her bravery inspiring generations to come. Uncover tales of epic battles fought among these majestic giants during "The Battle of Balloons, " where skilled pilots showcased their prowess high above European skies. And imagine floating serenely over Egypt's Valley of Kings aboard hot air balloons at dawn; an ethereal experience that offers unparalleled views of ancient wonders beneath you. Ballooning is more than just an adventure; it is a testament to human ingenuity and our insatiable desire to conquer new horizons. So buckle up tight and let your spirit soar alongside these magnificent vessels as they paint Europe's heavens with splendorous hues - forever etching memories that will stay aloft within our souls.