A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12, 1811 – Historic Photo Reproduction
![A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12, 1811, [S.l. : s.n., 1811] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ed/eda57823d9b4-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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12, 1811. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadler's ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12, 1811
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Few early English balloon flights carried a naval officer, which sets this print apart: it shows James Sadler rising from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern in Hackney with Captain Paget of the Royal Navy aboard. Sadler had made England's first balloon ascent in 1784 and became a well-known aeronaut. In the 1810s, ascents from open ground near London drew large crowds, and printmakers issued colored views like this one to commemorate them. The print is a useful record of how the public followed these flights.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1811] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1810-1820. |
| Notes | Title from item. Tissandier collection. |
| Subjects | Sadler, James,--1751-1828. Balloon ascensions--England--London--1810-1820. Balloons (Aircraft)--England--London--1810-1820. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,162 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108555 |
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