Caption

Ascent of Nadar's hot air balloon 'le Géant' on September 14, 1865, Giant balloon 'le Géant' by Nadar is launched in Amsterdam, September 14, stereograph, inscription: 'The Govert Flinckstraat has been cleared on this site., Amsterdam.', retailer's mark: 'BOOKSTORE, JAN D. BROUWER., KALVERSTRAAT E No 37, AMSTERDAM.', number: '10', photographer: Pieter Oosterhuis, Amsterdam, publisher: Jan Dirk Brouwer, 1865-09-14, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 85 mm x width 176 mm, balloon (aviation), A large teardrop-shaped balloon fills the center of the scene, its surface smooth and slightly mottled; a dense crowd of people stands and sits across the middle ground, with some figures closer to the foreground visible from the back and wearing long skirts or coats; in the distant background there are silhouettes of windmills and a few tall structures, and a long low fence or row of tents stretches horizontally; the overall image has a sepia tone and an aged photographic texture with faint spots and discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_281

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Rights managed

Available size

37.1Mb (6.3Mb) / 11.0in x 13.1in / 3309 x 3919 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ascent Nadar's hot air balloon le Géant September 14 1865 Giant balloon Nadar launched Amsterdam stereograph inscription Govert Flinckstraat cleared site retailer's mark Bookstore Jan D Brouwer KALVERSTRAAT E No 37 number 10 photographer Pieter Oosterhuis publisher Jan Dirk Brouwer 1865-09-14 pasteboard paper albumen print height 85 mm x width 176 mm balloon aviation large teardrop-shaped balloon fills center scene surface smooth slightly mottled dense crowd people stands sits across middle ground figures closer foreground visible back wearing long skirts coats distant background silhouettes windmills tall structures long low fence row tents stretches horizontally image sepia tone aged photographic texture faint spots discoloration