England under the house of Hanover; : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges, illustrated from the caricatures and satires of the day. (1848)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877, Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866, artist, Brown, Joseph, fl. 1837-1886, engraver, Cook, Conrad, fl. 1831-1850, engraver, Urquhart, Francis Fortescue, former owner · London : Richard Bentley... · leaf 353
a few caricatures. In oneof the latter, the head of Folly occupies the place ofthe ball, with the inscription The English Balloon, * His first ascent had taken vember, 1783. The ascents in place on the 2nd of March. The France during the year 1784 first ascent of a balloon in France were very… … FOLLY IN A NEW SHAPE. tention which these machines occupied, a successfulfarce, entitled Aerostation; or, the Templars Strata-gem, brought out at Covent Garden on the 29th ofOctober; in it the passion of a lady of fortune forballoons, and her desire to ascend in one, was made tofurnish a Templar…
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