Vincenzo Lunardi 1759 - 1806
1784 - made successful ascent in a balloon at Moorfields. 1784 - published An Account of the First Aerial Voyage in England. 1786 - in a balloon ascent from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a young man becomes the first victim of air travel. 1787 - left Britain for the Continent. 1794 - his last recorded ascent, Lisbon, Portugal.
Related Objects
Mr Lunardi's New Balloon
One umbrella top
Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785
The Aerial Traveller
An exact representation of Mr. Lunardi's New Balloon
One sweetmeat plate in white and blue. 7". Building to left
Print, plain. The enterprising Lunardi's Grand Air Balloon which took its flight from the Artillery ground
Vincent Lunardi, Esq
Vincent Lunardi Esq. His Dog and His Cat.
