print
- Museum number
- 1871,0812.5346
- Title
- Object: The Vauxhall Royal balloon
- Description
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The balloon after take-off, hovering betwen trees in Vauxhall Gardens, 9 persons in the car
Lithograph, colour
- Production date
- 1836 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 303 millimetres
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Width: 217 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The Vauxhall Royal Balloon was constructed by the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens, and made its first ascent from there, piloted by Charles Green, 9 September 1836. It subsequently made the famous voyage from London to Weilburg in November 1836, and was afterwards re-named The Great Nassau Balloon. It was used until wrecked during inflation prior to a scientific ascent in 1859.
See W. Lockwood Marsh, Aeronautical Prints and Drawings, 1924, p.34 (O.8.17)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1871
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1871,0812.5346
