Title

'The Aeriel Ship, or Munchausen Improved!', 1835. Artist: Anon

Caption

'The Aeriel Ship, or Munchausen Improved!', 1835. Fantastical airship with a rudder and a complicated system of rope-activated wings. The passengers, one of whom has fallen overboard, ride in the gondola or climb up to the top to look through a telescope.

Date

1835

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19A93_145

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (5,5Mb) / 17,5in x 11,1in / 5254 x 3322 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation people male man men flying flag flags danger guy dangerous color colour bizarre odd passengers passenger innovation century banner silly concept crazy wacky rudder mad overboard standard metaphor air Transport up in the air 19th century airship dirigible nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery flying high ship of fools satire lithograph Anon Anonymous Karl Friedrich Hieronymous von Munchausen Munchausen Karl Friedrich Hieronymous von