Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de la cour des Tuileries – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de la cour des Tuileries, Paris : Lith. L. Michel & cie ..., [1878] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/07/07ff701e0928-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de la cour des Tuileries, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Panorama de Paris. Vu de la nacelle du grand ballon captif à vapeur de la cour des Tuileries
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This lithograph was drawn from the basket of the great steam-powered captive balloon that engineer Henri Giffard moored in the courtyard of the Tuileries for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878. The tethered craft rose on a cable above the city, letting passengers look out over rooftops, boulevards and monuments below. Printed by the Michel firm as a color poster, the sheet pairs a bird's-eye panorama with an invitation to take the ride, and it is preserved in the Tissandier collection of ballooning material.
| Created / published | Paris : Lith. L. Michel & cie ..., [1878] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Bird's-eye views 1870-1880Lithographs Color 1870-1880.Posters French 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Title from item. Tissandier collection. |
| Subjects | Giffard, Henri,--1825-1882--Associated objects. Paris Universal Exposition of 1878. Captive balloons--France--Paris--1870-1880 Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1870-1880 Exhibitions--France--Paris--1870-1880 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,139 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176719 |
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