Item No. 17. Ascent and descent of Mr. Hampton's balloon and parachute, from the Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, October 3rd. 1838

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  Item No. 31. Mr. Hampton's safety parachute, in which he made his first descent from the Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, Oct. 3rd. 1838, and the second descent from the Baron de Berengers Cremorne House, Chelsea, Thursday June 13th. 1839

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  [print with vignettes of the ascent and descent of John Hampton (1799?-1871) in the Albion balloon] Artist(s): N. Whittock. From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1419.

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  Item No. 15. [Vol. 1 : A balloon night ascent]

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  [title based on handwritten note on item; proof woodcut of a balloon ascent from Paris, 1870] Artist(s): Buchard. From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1422.

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  Item No. 40. The ascent of the Great Montgolfier Balloon, from the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, May 24th 1838

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  [print] Artist(s): H. Harrison. From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1416.

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  Item No. 10. Total destruction of the great Montgolfier Balloon, and Riot in the Surry Zoological Gardens, May 24, 1838

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  [print] From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1417.

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  Item No. 7. All on Fire -- or the Doctors disappointed. A view taken in Lord Foley's Garden, Sept. 29, 1784

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  [print; image of a burning balloon; same image as RB 10015, Item No. 13] Printer/Publisher text: "London, published Oct. 20, 1784 by E. Wyatt" From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1377.

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  Item No. 24. Robert Cocking. ; The Ascent of the Royal Nassau Balloon, with the Parachute attached, 24th July 1837. ; This sketch exhibits the Parachute with Mr. Cocking, in the three stages of the descent

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  [print, color; three views on one sheet; for same incidents depicted in similar image, see pri472 Box 4, Item No. 40] From Maggs Bros. catalog no. 387, Item 1412.

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