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First aerial voyage in England
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The first British female air traveller
AR9103314 
The grand air balloon
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Vincenzo Lunardi's balloon ascending from Artillery Ground, City Road, Finsbury, London, 1784. Artist: Francis Jukes
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The first ascent in a hydrogen gas filled balloon
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Vincenzo Lunardi, Italian aeronaut, c1785. Artist: John Kay
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A parachute descent to a field near St Pancras
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Vincent Lunardi
AR9103313 
Sig. Lunardi rescued at sea
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The Montgolfier brothers
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'The Enterprizing Lunardi's Grand Air Ballon', 1784.
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The landing of a balloon
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A hot air balloon at Tottenham Court Road
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A balloon in danger at sea
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'Fowls of a Feather Flock together'; a group of aeronauts, c1785.
AR915765 
The interior of the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London, 1785. Artist: Francis Jukes
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The Battle of the Balloons
AR9103326 
Mr. Lunardi making an experiment
AR9103321 
The first airbourne english channel crossing
AR9103312 
A balloon with oars
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Mr. Lunardi ascending 
Lunardi ascending with the balloon from the Artilary Ground in Moorfields Sep. 15; 1784 in the presence of 150, 000 spectators, the size of the balloon is 33 feet diameter weight 200 1/4 & 14lb. The first ascent in England of an aeronaut, from the grounds of the Honorable Artillery Company in London on September 15, 1784. Image taken from A collection of broadsides, cuttings from newspapers, engravings, etc, of various dates, formed by Miss S. S. Banks. Bound in nine volumes. Originally published/produced in 1780?-1810?. 
Location British Library/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier AR9103315 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 3759px × 5915px 
Photo Credit © British Library Board / Robana / Art Resource, NY 
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18th century
AERONAUT
AIR TRANSPORT
air vehicle
attributes of people
Aviator
Balloon
balloons
FAMOUS PEOPLE
FLYER
Hot Air Balloon
hydrogen balloon
Lunardi
Newspaper
People
PERSONALITIES
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SIZE
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transport
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation, Air
VEHICLE
Vincent Lunardi
Vincenzo Lunardi