Aerostat Collection

R101 at Cardington EPW029993
R101 at Cardington, Bedfordshire, 1929. Built 1926-30 at the Royal Airship Works at Cardington, the final test flight was 1st October 1930

Balloon over Stonehenge N060085
STONEHENGE. Wiltshire. Detail of the stones with a hot air balloon. This balloon flight over Stonehenge commemorated one hundred years of aerial photography, 1906-2006

Graf Zeppelin EPW038817
The Graf Zeppelin moored at Hanworth Aerodrome, London Air Park in July 1932. This was her third and final visit to the UK after a flight over London in 1930

Central aircraft station at Notre-Dame (Paris), illustration from Le XXeme siecle
CHT164155 Central aircraft station at Notre-Dame (Paris), illustration from Le XXeme siecle, La Vie Electrique, c. 1890 (colour engraving) by Robida

Ballooning CVS01_01_042
Tales of balloon flight. Hand-coloured engraving of two men in a balloon flying over London. This engraving is by William Lionel Wyllie

Lodge Hill Battery N060478
LODGE HILL BATTERY, Chatham, Kent. Reconstruction drawing of the First World War a battery firing at German zeppelin, by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Ballooning CVS01_01_038
Tales of balloon flight. Hand-coloured engraving showing French balloonist Jules Duroufs gas balloon Le Neptune exploding during a tethered flight in 1860. Durouf survived the accident

The General Alarm of the Inhabitants of Gonesse Caused by the Descent of a Balloon
CHT179396 The General Alarm of the Inhabitants of Gonesse Caused by the Descent of a Balloon, 27th August, 1783 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Experiment made at Annonay on 5 June 1783 by the Montgolfier Brothers - in "
XEE4114320 Experiment made at Annonay on 5 June 1783 by the Montgolfier Brothers - in " Les Contemporains", n.d. late 19th century

The Soviet Union has begun to build dirigibles. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

First montgolfier trip by Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 1793, 19th century (engraving)
2757990 First montgolfier trip by Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 1793, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport)

Cover illustrated by Albert Robida (1848-1926) of Leon Berthault's book "Le record du tour du monde"
PCT4297105 Cover illustrated by Albert Robida (1848-1926) of Leon Berthault's book "Le record du tour du monde"

Balloon flight: "Ascent of a hot air balloon in Aranjuez", 1784 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4650013 Balloon flight: "Ascent of a hot air balloon in Aranjuez", 1784 (oil on canvas) by Carnicero, Antonio (1748-1814); Prado, Madrid

Ernest Petin
2757507 Ernest Petin. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. The french balloonist Errest Petin)

Jean Pierre Blanchard
2758004 Jean Pierre Blanchard.; (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. Jean Pierre Blanchard, who crosses the Chanel from Dover (England) to Guignes (France)

Portrait of Jacques Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799) (engraving)
2757985 Portrait of Jacques Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics)

Jacques Charles
2757993 Jacques Charles. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. The french inventor Jacques Charles)

Henri Giffard
2757508 Henri Giffard. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. French inventor Henri Giffard)

Andre Jacques Garnerin
2757492 Andre Jacques Garnerin. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. Andre Jacques Garnerin, inventor of the parachute)

Francois Laurent d'Arlandes
2757991 Francois Laurent d'Arlandes.; (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. Francois Laurent d̥Arlandes)

Joseph Michel Montgolfier
2757987 Joseph Michel Montgolfier. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics)

Henry Tracey Coxwell
2757513 Henry Tracey Coxwell. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. English aeronaut Henry Tracey Coxwell)

Le photographe Nadar. The photograph Nadar
2757502 Le photographe Nadar. The photograph Nadar. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Art. Coll. Part. Art. Photography. The french photographer Nadar)

Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier
2757477 Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier.; (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics. Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier, pionneer in aeronautics)

Portrait of the doctor John Jeffries (1745-1819) (engraving)
2758003 Portrait of the doctor John Jeffries (1745-1819) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part. Transport. Aeronautics)

Project of attack (Invasion) against England in 1803 by Napoleon I - French troops walk through the Channel Tunnel
XEE4407596 Project of attack (Invasion) against England in 1803 by Napoleon I - French troops walk through the Channel Tunnel while ships and balloons attack by sea

In the past night our airship, fighting against strong air currents, managed to carry itself... (colour litho)
2777588 In the past night our airship, fighting against strong air currents, managed to carry itself... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Ascent of the hot air balloon in 1784 in Les Brotteaux, the first Lyon flight was carried out on January 19
YOU4419466 Ascent of the hot air balloon in 1784 in Les Brotteaux, the first Lyon flight was carried out on January 19, 1784 in the plain of the Brotteaux by the two Montgolfier brothers

Ferdinand Lagleizes Airship, 1853 (engraving)
1731167 Ferdinand Lagleizes Airship, 1853 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Airship of Ferdinand Lagleize, 1853, engraving)

Aerostat built in Aix. A balloon built in Aix en provence. Drawing by Jean Antoine Constantin dit Constantine d Aix
JEB4853372 Aerostat built in Aix. A balloon built in Aix en provence. Drawing by Jean Antoine Constantin dit Constantine d Aix (1756-1844), 1784. Dim: 40x49, 5cm

The World Tour of Two Gosses, 1908 (engraving)
7064511 The World Tour of Two Gosses, 1908 (engraving) by Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack and Francinet drink champagne in the basket of the ball that takes them away)

Letters Y and Z: Yser (North River, Nord Pas de Calais) and Zeppelin. War alphabet
DUV4204232 Letters Y and Z: Yser (North River, Nord Pas de Calais) and Zeppelin. War alphabet. Illustrations by Henri Lanos (19th-20th century). Hachette et Cie publisher, ca. 1916. 8 pages

World and International Exhibition in Brussels, poster by Jean Malvaux. Chromolithography, 1910
LSE4095204 World and International Exhibition in Brussels, poster by Jean Malvaux. Chromolithography, 1910 by Malvaux, Jean (1839-1903); Private Collection; (add.info)

The ascent of Paolo Andreani on 25 / 2 / 1784 in Milan. Painting by F. Battaglini
GIA4751485 The ascent of Paolo Andreani on 25/2/1784 in Milan. Painting by F. Battaglini. by Battaglini, F. (18th-19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of the aeronaute John La Mountain, separated from his balloon on July 4, 1873, in Iona (USA)
LSE4330040 Death of the aeronaute John La Mountain, separated from his balloon on July 4, 1873, in Iona (USA), engraving after a drawing by Albert Tissandier illustrating a study on airshipwrecks

On the other hand, aerial avenues will be lined with elegant 200 HP (colour litho)
7181026 On the other hand, aerial avenues will be lined with elegant 200 HP (colour litho) by Echau, Joaquin Xaudaru y (1872-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the other hand)

Zeppelin over the Arctic (colour litho)
7201359 Zeppelin over the Arctic (colour litho) by Wellner, Wilhelm Anton (1859-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeppelin over the Arctic)

History of aviation, 1811 (engraving)
6203186 History of aviation, 1811 (engraving) by Tegg, Thomas (1776-1845); (add.info.: Aviation HISTORY Satirical engraving by Thomas Tegg (1776-1845)

Caricature of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon, aka Nadar (1820-1910) 1862 (engraving)
1730124 Caricature of Gaspard-Felix Tournachon, aka Nadar (1820-1910) 1862 (engraving) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ballon; Air-balloon; Luftballon (engraving)
7194818 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Ballon; Air-balloon; Luftballon (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ballon; Air-balloon; Luftballon)

German Zeppelins attacking the English coast; World War I (litho)
7185941 German Zeppelins attacking the English coast; World War I (litho) by Diemer, Michael Zeno (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Zeppelins attacking the English coast)

Airship suspended by four balloons designed by Bernardo Zamagna, 1768 (engraving)
7157527 Airship suspended by four balloons designed by Bernardo Zamagna, 1768 (engraving) by Italian School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Une chasse en ballon (engraving)
7194432 Une chasse en ballon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une chasse en ballon)

Design for a flying ship, 1783 (engraving)
7157529 Design for a flying ship, 1783 (engraving) by Spanish School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design for a flying ship, 1783)

Minerva, design for a flying ship by Belgian balloonist and stage magician Etienne-Gaspard Robert, 1804 (engraving)
7157528 Minerva, design for a flying ship by Belgian balloonist and stage magician Etienne-Gaspard Robert, 1804 (engraving) by Austrian School

Alberto Santos-Dumont flying around the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1901 (litho)
7201896 Alberto Santos-Dumont flying around the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1901 (litho) by Spence, Percy F.S. (1868-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Aerostat: A Journey through the Skies" Step into the world of aerostats and embark on a captivating journey through history and innovation. From the majestic R101 at Cardington EPW029993 to the enchanting Balloon over Stonehenge N060085, these floating wonders have always fascinated mankind. The Graf Zeppelin EPW038817 stands as a testament to human ingenuity, showcasing the remarkable achievements in air travel. Meanwhile, Ballooning CVS01_01_042 takes us soaring above Lodge Hill Battery N060478, offering breathtaking views from high above. Let's not forget the pioneers who paved the way for these magnificent creations. The Montgolfier Brothers' groundbreaking experiment made at Annonay on 5 June 1783 forever changed our perception of flight. And in Ernest Petin's masterpiece painting "Ascent of a hot air balloon in Aranjuez", we witness the sheer thrill and wonder of ballooning. Intriguing personalities like Jean Pierre Blanchard and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799) come alive through vivid portraits and engravings. Their unwavering passion for exploration propelled humanity forward into new frontiers. Even during tumultuous times, such as when The Soviet Union began building dirigibles illustrated in USSR Builds Socialism (1933), innovation continued to soar against all odds. Aerostats have captured our imagination throughout history, blending science with artistry to create an awe-inspiring spectacle that defies gravity itself. So let your spirit take flight as you delve into this captivating world where dreams meet reality among billowing clouds and endless horizons.