[Text broadsides for historic balloon ascensions]

French and British text-only broadsides announcing balloon ascensions (primarily from locations in Paris and London) by Hugh Bell, Charles Green, Richard Gypson, Jean Margat, Charles Mathews and others; a lecture by Gaston Tissandier; exhibitions of parachute and balloon prototypes. Also includes a list of ascensions completed by Jean-Pierre Blanchard from 1784 to 1805; one Italian handbill for an ascent by French balloonist Eugenio Poitevin.