Print: Descente Du Ballon Le Neptune Dans Les Falaises Du Cap Gris-Nez

Title: Descente Du Ballon Le Neptune Dans Les Falaises Du Cap Gris-Nez Voyage En Ballon, Calais, 15 Aout 1868 / Description: Drawing shows Jules Duruof, Gaston Tissandier, and another man in the balloon "Neptune" making a difficult landing on the cliffs off Cape Gris-Nez, France. In the foreground, two shepherdesses and their flock of sheep flee the approach of the balloon. Creator: Tissandier, Albert, 1839-1906, artist Subjects: Balloons (Aircraft)--French--1860-1870, Duruof, Jules,--1841-1898, Tissandier, Gaston,--1843-1899 Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.