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Item No. 53. Description of the Dolphin or, Fish Formed Balloon. This balloon was constructed in the years 1816, 17, by the late Mr. Samuel Paully, under the auspices of the late Mr. Durs Egg, the Gun-maker of the Colonnade, Pall-mall, London. …
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Item No. 51. A Particular Account of Mr. Green's Ascent in his Coronation Balloon from the Gas Yard, Shrewsbury, on Monday, August, the 23rd, 1824
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[broadside with a color woodcut vignette of balloon] Printer/Publisher text: "France, Printer, Shrewsbury." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1406.
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Item No. 7. The only authentic sketch of the ascent of the Vauxhall balloon with Mr. Cocking's parachute
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[print; same image as RB 10051, Item no. 146b] Printer/Publisher text: "London. Published by W. Spooner, 377 Strand." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1413.
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Item No. 46. Under the direct patronage of Her Majesty. Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. The most Extraordinary Novelty! Ascent of Mr. Van Amburgh and a Bengal Tiger in the Nassau Balloon, conducted by Mr. Green, Thursday, the 27th September
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[broadside/handbill] Artist(s): Balne. Printer /Publisher text: "Balne, Printer, 38, Gracechurch Street." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1421.
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Item No. 49. To Aeronauts and Amateurs. Particulars of the Nassau Balloon, which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Hoggart, at the auction mart, on Friday, the 17th of July, 1840, at Twelve o'Clock, by order of the assignees of Messrs. Gye and Hughes. …
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[broadside/handbill] Printer/Publisher text: "Balne Brothers, Printers, 38, Gracechurch Street." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1472.
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Item No. 48. Le Grand Balloon Captif des Tuileries
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[broadside with text and image of a balloon designed by Henry Giffard] Printer/Publisher text: "Paris. -- Typographie Cusset et Compagnie 123, rue Montmarte, 123" From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1488.
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Item No. 40. Mr. Cocking ; the Nassau Balloon with The Parachute as it ascended. ; the Parachute as it descended by which Mr. Cocking lost his Life. July 24th. 1837
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[print; portrait of British parachute inventor Robert Cocking (1776-1837) with two other views one sheet; for same incidents depicted in similar image, see pri475 Box 2, Item no. 24 ] Artist(s): W. Clark. Printer /Publisher text: "Printed by W. Clark 202 High Holborn." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1413.
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