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
Mrs. Sage
Mr Lunardi's New Balloon
Lunardi's second balloon ascending from St. George's Fields, 1785
Mr. Lunardi's ascent from the Artillery Ground in his balloon, 1785
Vincent Lunardi, Esq
One sweetmeat plate in white and blue. 7". Building to left
An exact representation of Mr. Lunardi's New Balloon
Print, plain. The enterprising Lunardi's Grand Air Balloon which took its flight from the Artillery ground
The Aerial Traveller
