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Item No. 6. Major Mony's perilous situation when he fell into the sea, July 23, 1785, off the coast of Yarmouth
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Item No. 2. Major Mony's perilous situation : when he fell into the sea, July 23, 1785, off the coast of Yarmouth
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[print] Artist(s): Thurston; Owen. Printer /Publisher text: "London, published by R. Wilks, December 15th, 1813." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1466.
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Item No. 34:2. Mrs. Sage, The first Female Aerial Traveller Ascended from St. George's Fields, June 29, 1785. Mr. Biggin, a favorite English Aerial Traveller Ascended from St. George's Fields, June 29, 1785
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[print; two vignettes of portraits of Mrs. Sage and George Biggin] Artist(s): Thornton. Printer /Publisher text: "Published by Alexr. Hogg at the Kings Arms N. 16 Paternoster Row, Nov. 1. 1785." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1351.
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Item No. 13. View of Montpellier Spa, Rotunda, &c. the Museum, St. Mary's Church & the Royal Nassau Balloon as it appeared when ascending from Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, July 3rd. 1837 containing Messrs. Green, Jerriad, Moss. Spinney, Brunsdon & Hughes …
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[print] Artist(s): J. R. Cockling. Printer /Publisher text: "Published by J.R. Cockling. 194 High St." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1411.
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Item No. 55. The Balloon With which Mr. Garnerin ascended from the Volunteer's Parade, North Audley-street, Grosvenor Square, to the heighth of 800 Feet, & the Parachute by which he descended into a Field, near St. Pancras' Church, 21st Sept. 1802
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[woodcut print, color; two illustrations of balloons with text] Artist(s): J. Davenport. Printer /Publisher text: "Printed and sold by J. Davenport, 6, George's Court, Clerkenwell." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1391.
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Item No. 45. To the Worshipful the Mayor & Corporation of the City of Bristol. This Print, (of the Perilous Situation of Messrs. Sadler and Clayfield, who Ascended from Bristol on the 24th of Sept. 1810, at 20 Minutes past 1 O'Clock, and Descended in the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth …
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[print] Artist(s): E. M. Jones. Printer /Publisher text: "Published April 29th, 1899, by E.M. Jones, No. 32 Little Newport Street, Newport Market." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1395.
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Item No. 54. Mr. Charles Green, Aeronaut. Born Jany. 31st. 1785. First ascended on the 19th. July 1821, at the Coronation of King George the 4th, since which he has made up to this date July 9th. 1839. Two-hundred and Sixty-nine ascents
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[print; portrait of English aeronaut Charles Green (1785-1870)] Artist(s): G. P. Harding. Printer /Publisher text: "Pubd. July 9th. 1839, by G.P. Harding, Hercules Buildings, Lambeth. Day & Haghe, Lithrs. To the Queen." From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1332.
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