Print: Le Comble De La Direction Du Ballon, circa 1901
Print: Le Comble De La Direction Du Ballon, circa 1901
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Print: Le Comble De La Direction Du Ballon, circa 1901

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  • Title: Le Comble De La Direction Du Ballon, circa 1901
  • Description: Caricature of Brazilian scientist, Alberto Santos-Dumont (at right), discussing the control and direction of his latest airship with an unidentified Parisian gentleman at left. Santos-Dumont's dirigible no. 6 circumnavigated the Eiffel Tower on October 19, 1901 in less than 30 minutes to win the Deutsch Prize.
  • Subjects: Airships--France--Paris--1900-1910, Santos-Dumont, Alberto,--1873-1932
  • 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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