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First ever voyage of a hot air balloon in 1783 at Versailles, FrancePremier Voyage Aerien, 1783. Balloon made by the Montgolfier brothers |
La Minerve Vaisseau Aerien destinemaux decouvertes, 1803
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The First Channel Crossing by Air in 1785
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First aerial ascent from the city of Strasbourg in 1784Ascension du Sieur a la Citadelle de Strasbourg, 1784 |
Globe fait pour etre dirige, c.1785
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Model of the balloon made for Napoleon's coronation in 1804Modele du Ballon qui ete execute pour le Sacre de Napoleon en 1804 |
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The balloon ascent of Madame Blanchard in 1810Ascension de Madame Blanchard au Champ de Mars |
Ascent of James Sadler at Oxford in 1810
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Margat ascending on his stag in 1817Ascension de Margat sur son Cerf Aeronaute Coco, 1817 |
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A balloon pulled by eagles in 1801Neueste Erfingung einen Luftballon dureb Adler zu regieren, 1801 |
Hot air balloon Tour de Calais in 1785L'Aero Montgolfiere denomee 'Tour de Calais', 1785 |
Hot air balloon sent up from Tivoli Gardens in Paris in 1800Montgolfiere lancee a Tivoli, 1800 |
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