Tissandier Collection (page 5)

The splendid model of the parachute or flying machine, with which the late Mons. Le Tur ascended from Cremorne Gardens... will be exhibited in the large room of the above house on Monday next

Aerostat dirigeable systeme Vaussin Chardanne, brevet... Nouveaux procedes de direction aerienne presente e lInstitut de France, 1852

Ville de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. 63me conference de la bibliotheque populaire dans la salle du theatre, le mercredi 13 avril 1881... par M. Gaston Tissandier

Ballon de cuivre. Ateliers de construction, impasse du Maine, no. 10, pres le chemin de fer de la rive gauche. Tous les jours de 9 heures a 6 heures

Vorderseite des Marsfeldes, am 1 Vendemiaire des Jahres VII. Wettrennen. Verbrennen einer holzernen Burg, durch Aerostaten

Surrey Zoological Gardens. Print shows pond and people walking at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, London, England, with a balloon ascending in the distance

A Etienne de Montgolfier, cooperateur et inventeur de l art aerostatique. Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier. Date between 1780 and 1810

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, fermier general. Ne a Paris le 16 aout 1743. Juge le 16 floreal l an 2. Head-and-shoulders portrait of French chemist, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier

Utilite particuliere, du vaisseau volant Divers utilites, du vaisseau volant. Two songs illustrated with humorous pictures of men using flying machines for various purposes

Pigeons lonces hors la nacelle. Drawing shows two pigeons thrown from balloon during James Glaishers test flight reaching 37, 000 feet over Wolverhampton, England, Sept. 5, 1862

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. Date 1783

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
Jph. Lis. Gay-Lussac (physicien et chimiste), membre de l Academie royale des sciences, de la Societe royale de Londres, &a. Ne e St. Leonard... 1778

Histoire populaire des ballons et des ascensions celebres... Advertisement for a book by A. Sircos on the history of ballooning, published in 1876 by F

Atelier de Mr. Lachambre fabricant de ballons de baudruche, aerostats, etc. 24 passage des favorites, Paris, Vaugirard, aout 1883

Vincent Lunardi, Esqr. his dog & his cat Vincent Lunardi, E
Vincent Lunardi, Esqr. his dog & his cat. Half-length portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi, shown with his pets and tribute verse below the image. Date Novr. 1st, 1784

Francois Pilatre de Rozier, ne e Metz le 30. mars 1756, mort pres de Boulogne sur Mer le 15. juin 1785. Oval head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier

Le Colonel Coutelle, chef des aerostiers, en 1794. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Jean Marie Joseph Coutelle, commander of the first military balloon observation unit in 1794

Le trans-ether, aero-moteur de la navigation atmospherique. Scaled design drawing for a patent of a steam paddle-wheel driven motor for dirigible navigation, designed by F. Ducroz of Boulogne, 1859

Ils font ce qu ils peuvent air text : ou, allez vous Mr. l A
Leaflet with song about balloonists l Abbe Miolan (or Miollan) and Janinets unsuccessful attempt at an ascent from the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1784

Le ballon redaction et bureaux A. Brissonnet... Paris. Clipping from an unknown book or magazine advertises the French aeronautical journal Le ballon

Charles aux Thuilleries i. e. Tuileries le 1e decembre 1783
Charles aux Thuilleries i.e. Tuileries le 1e decembre 1783. Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist JAC. Charles, who made the first flight in a hydrogen balloon, Dec. 1, 1783

Brevet de pilote aeronaute, decerne par l Aero-Club de France e Mr. Tissandier Paul, Paris, le 7 Janvier, 1904. Aviation certificate awarded to Paul Tissandier by the Aero Club of France in 1904

Voyages aeriens de MM Albert et Gaston Tissandier. Tentative de retour dans Paris assiege. Le ballon, Le Jean Bart descend au milieu de la Seine en vue de Jumieges, 8 novembre 1870

Aerotere. Print shows a boat-like vehicle on wheels with parachutes. Date 18 -

Three men in basket of ascending balloon with flag attached. Date 18 -

Experience aerostatique faite e Lyon; d un ballon de cent pieds de diametre le 10 i.e. 19 janvier 1784, e midi 48 minutes

Le ballon bulletin trimestriel de toutes les ascensions, 6me annee, janvier, fevier, mars, 1883. Advertisement for the French aeronautical journal Le ballon shows a balloon carrying two passengers

Francesco Arban di Lione. Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Francesco Arban, commemorating his twelfth flight

Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentified man in the basket of their airship demonstrating an electric navigational system featuring a propeller

Francesco Arban di Lione areonauta espertissimo esegui il suo dodicesimo volo in Roma il di 14 aprile dell Anno 1846... Print shows the balloon of Francesco Arban ascending above a map of Rome

Tableau explicatif general. Les effets du vol aerien actif. Technical illustration shows 21 figures about aeronautics: the mechanics of insect flight (Figs. 1, 3-5), wing design (Figs)

Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883. Date 1883

Le Geant des airs. Ascension de Monsieur Armand Petit. Print shows two men ascending in balloon labeled Le Geant des Airs.. Date between 1860 and 1880. Le Geant des airs

Reunion annuelle des collaborateurs de La Nature, premier diner offert a M. Gaston Tissandier sous la Presidence de M. Cailletet, membre de l Institut

Francesco Arban. Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist Francesco Arban in a circle of clouds. Date between 1830 and 1850

Commemorative portrait of balloonists Charles Renard, Dupuy de Lome, and Arthur Krebs, inventors and military officers who were charged with developing a navigable balloon during the Siege of Paris

Tomb of French balloonist Jacques Alexandre Charles in Pere la Chaise cemetery in Paris. Date 1899

Cures d air dans la montagne. Drawing shows an airship Cures d air supporting the Pension Bellevue for individuals requiring medical care and floating above a mountainous region

Formule pour connaitre la pression du vent sur la surface d un ballon et pour indiquer aussi la force necessaire d un propulseur

Etienne et Joseph Montgolfier, freres. Nes e Annonay en Vivaraes i.e. Vivarais, inventeurs en Societe du globe aerostatique

Mrs. R - ss; the aerial traveller. Pair of oval head-and-shoulder portraits; at left is a woman, Mrs. R - ss and the man at right is an unnamed balloonist. Date between 1790 and 1820

Globo aerostatico di diametro pal. 40. Romani inalzato in Rom
Globo aerostatico di diametro pal.40. Romani inalzato in Roma dal Sigr. Vincenzo Lunardi nell Anfiteatro Correa il di 8 luglio 1788

Design drawing for system to raise and lower a captive balloon, controlled by four ropes forming a pyramidal shape and operated by winches on the ground below. Date between 1820 and 1870

Grand ballon captif a vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, Cour des Tuileries... Admission ticket to the ascent of Henri Giffards captive balloon from the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris in 1879

Vient de paraitre, les grandes ascensions maritimes par Wilfrid de Fonvielle, en vente ici. Advertisement for a book on balloon ascensions written by Wilfrid de Fonvielle

Stephan und Joseph, Gebruder Mongolfier sic, geb. zu Annonay im Vivarais. Bust-length double profile portrait of the Montgolfier brothers, French ballonists; after the gold medal designed by Houdon

Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier, French balloonist, head-and-shoulders portrait, blowing hydrogen gas into a flame. Date between 1790 and 1850

Aerostat systeme Vaussin Chardanne (brevete). Moyens simples et peu couteuse pour faire descendre et remonter e volante un ballon dans lair sans perte de gaz et de lest, sans crainte l accidents

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"Tissandier: A Journey through the Skies and Time" Step right up to the fancy fair in Princes Park, Liverpool, August 1849. Amidst the excitement, a design drawing captures our attention - a man-powered flying machine by Tissandier. Imaginations soar as we envision its potential at Vauxhall on Wednesday, July 31st, under the watchful eye of Mr. Green. Speaking of visionaries, Felix Nadar stands tall in his half-length portrait while standing in the basket of an awe-inspiring creation. His work on "La daguerreotypomanie" revolutionized photography but also fueled his fascination with flight. Intriguingly labeled "Suffrage Universel, " a hot air balloon takes flight across the skies. Meanwhile, Maison tournante aerienne spins gracefully above us like an ethereal dream come true. Fast forward to Paris in 1881 at the Exposition of Electricity where an electric airship captivates spectators' imaginations. The future is now within reach. The Tissandier brothers' dirigible balloon enchants us further with its intricate nacelle captured beautifully in an engraving that transports us back to their pioneering era. As aviation evolves rapidly, famous aviators grace L Illustration's cover on September 4th, 1909. Their daring exploits inspire generations to take flight and push boundaries beyond what was once thought possible. But let's not forget Gaston Tissandier's artistic talents too. In his whimsical artwork titled "The Man in the Moon" from 1648 (1887), he invites us into a world where dreams merge seamlessly with reality. Lastly, we encounter a satirical engraving depicting Miolan and Janinet's ill-fated balloon fire from 1784 (1887). Through Gaston Tissandier's skilled hand emerges both humor and caution, reminding us of the risks involved in our quest for flight.