Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tissandier, del. et lith. – Antique Wall Art
![Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tissandier, del. et lith., Paris : E. Bulla et fils, editeur, boulevard Poissonneère, 17 et 19, [between 1870 and 1880] (Paris : Imp. Lemercier & cie.) — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/43/43d9fdc7e861-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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Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tissandier, del. et lith. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Les ballons du Siège de Paris, septembre 1870 - février 1871 / A. Tissandier, del. et lith.
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This lithograph, titled "Les ballons du Siège de Paris," focuses on the balloons that carried messages and passengers out of the city while Prussian forces surrounded it from September 1870 to February 1871. With the regular postal system cut off, the French sent about 66 manned balloons aloft, often with mail and pigeons that could carry replies back into Paris. The sheet was drawn and lithographed by A. Tissandier and published by E. Bulla et fils, with the printing credited to Lemercier, and it reflects how the siege made the balloon a symbol of communication and resistance.
| Created / published | Paris : E. Bulla et fils, editeur, boulevard Poissonneère, 17 et 19, [between 1870 and 1880] (Paris : Imp. Lemercier & cie.) |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (broadside) : lithograph. |
| Genre | Broadsides 1870-1880.Lithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Title from item. Tissandier collection. |
| Subjects | Balloons (Aircraft)--France--1870-1880. Paris (France)--History--Siege, 1870-1871. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,014 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224013 |
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