signorformica: Fast-and-bulbous hot-air balloons, & some other delightful pics illustrating the
signorformica: Fast-and-bulbous hot-air balloons, & some other delightful pics illustrating the Golden Age of Ballooning • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB Watercolor of one of the first hot-air balloons in history flying over the sailboat “The Fiesselle” painted in 1784 Hot-air balloons over Budapest. By Bomo Art Ralph Cahoon (b.Chatham, Massachusetts, 1910 - d.1982), painter of whimsical scenes of sailors and mermaids, whales, hot air balloons, majestic ships and countless fantastic settings. Paris, 1909 postcard: Anne-Jean Robert and Nicolas-Louis Robert make the first flight in a hydrogen-filled balloon on Dec 1, 1783 Hot-air balloons over Budapest (detail). -- source link