A crowd gathers to watch the Lunardi hydrogen balloon, 1784.
Wellcome Collection

A crowd gathers to watch the Lunardi hydrogen balloon, 1784.

1784

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: The first aerial ascent in the English atmosphere, Lunardi's balloon over the grounds of the Honble. Artillery Company Sept. 15th 1784. Aquatint by F. Jukes after J. Brewer.

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