Pencil drawing of a hot air balloon tethered to four trestles – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of Pencil drawing of a hot air balloon tethered to four trestles. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Pencil drawing of a hot air balloon tethered to four trestles
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Tethered balloon ascents were a common way to show the public what a balloon could do, and this pencil drawing captures one held close to the ground by four trestles, with the crowd and equipment arranged around its base. Ballooning in France has deep roots: the Montgolfier brothers flew the first crewed hot air balloon there in 1783, and the sport drew wide public fascination in the decades that followed. Drawings like this one often record the rigging and the gathered spectators as much as the balloon itself, offering a glimpse of how these early flights were staged for onlookers.
| Original scan | 3,726 × 2,464 px · prints to 12 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02318u |
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