Print: A Grand Balloon Ascent, Batty's, Thursday, July 1st, 1852 /
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  • Title: A Grand Balloon Ascent, Batty's, Thursday, July 1st, 1852 /
  • Description: Poster shows three men and a woman holding flags while sitting in the basket of an ascending balloon labeled "Royal Hippodrom[e]" to advertise a public ascent at Batty's Grand National Hippodrome in London, England.
  • Subjects: Balloon ascensions--England--London--1850-1860, Balloons (Aircraft)--England--London--1850-1860
  • Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.
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