Canvas Print: Panorama De Paris. Vu De La Nacelle Du Grand Ballon Captif A Vapeur

Title: Panorama De Paris. Vu De La Nacelle Du Grand Ballon Captif A Vapeur De La Cour Des Tuileries, 1878 Description: French poster shows the basket of Henri Giffard's captive balloon and a bird's-eye view of Paris to advertise balloon ascensions at the 1878 world's fair. Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1870-1880, Captive balloons--France--Paris--1870-1880, Exhibitions--France--Paris--1870-1880, Giffard, Henri,--1825-1882--Associated objects, Paris Universal Exposition of 1878 Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.