Caption

Illustration of an aarostatic air sphere, aerostatic balloon. The illustration shows an early attempt to make balloons maneuverable. At this time aeronauts were experimenting with various mechanisms to influence the direction of flight regardless of the wind, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Date

Feb 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26C25_248

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

103.4Mb (7.5Mb) / 16.8in x 23.9in / 5033 x 7179 (300dpi)

Keywords

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