Caption

Henson Aerial Steam Carriage, a steam-powered flying machine designed in the mid-19th century. The design is considered to be the first serious and rational design for a motorized aircraft that was heavier than air, reproduced from a 19th-century model. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of original unknown, nostalgically colored

Date

Jun 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H15_072

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

83.6Mb (27.9Mb) / 25.8in x 12.6in / 7736 x 3776 (300dpi)

Keywords

View from above no people black old-fashioned obsolete date history drawing airplane air traffic transport accurate serious air classic illustration depiction aviation antiquity historic means of transportation Aerial dyed old restored contemporary nostalgia drawn replicated retro century motorized colorized file authentic woodcut restoration former nostalgic vintage sketch looking down printing method replication aircraft flying machine 19th century Steam Historic illustration Wood engraving colouring high-angle view deserted oldfashioned outdated airoplane air transport transportation precise severe classical representation Aviation industry ancient times historical aerial photography coloured copied Retro style motorised colourized real xylograph reconstruction view down nineteenth century Historical illustration top down view nobody old fashioned antiquated plane exact earnest colored reproduced realistic woodprint reproduction 1900s outmoded out of date replica genuine aeroplane copy airliner elevated view dates drawings airplanes transports seriously airs illustrations depictions Altertum Aerials aerial view aerial shot centuries files woodcuts restorations formerly printing methods aircrafts 19th-century Historic illustrations high-angle shot airoplanes classically historically airshot reconstructions Historical illustrations planes bird's eye view replicas aeroplanes airliners from above overhead no one on black depicting historical image history image history images aerial photo aerial photos oldest restoration work vintage-styled top view top views Top angle representing Aerial landscape aerial photograph top down flight photo flight photos flight shot flight shots from the sky from the air birds eyes view Bird eye view bird view bird perspective