Chateau aérien. Ballon captif à cloisons étanches, système Tobiansky. Exposition universelle 1894. – Antique Print
(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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Chateau aérien. Ballon captif à cloisons étanches, système Tobiansky. Exposition universelle 1894.
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A captive balloon called the "Château aérien," or "aerial castle," gives this poster its distinctive name, and its title promotes a Tobiansky system of watertight compartments. Printed in Brussels in 1894, it advertised the Antwerp Universal Exposition, where tethered balloons carried visitors on short rides above the grounds. Such balloons were a popular draw at world's fairs of the period. The color lithograph, with partial English and German titles beside the French, shows how Belgian exhibitions aimed for an international crowd.
| Created / published | Brussels : Photo-litho arts graphiques, 1894. |
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| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : photolithograph, color. |
| Genre | Posters Belgian 1890-1900.Photomechanical prints Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Title from item. Partial parallel titles in English and German. Tissandier collection. |
| Subjects | Tobiansky d'Altoff, Alfred--Associated objects. Exposition universelle d'Anvers--(1894) Captive balloons--Belgium--Antwerp--1890-1900. Exhibitions--Belgium--Antwerp--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,212 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223708 |
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