Pierre Testu-Brissy's manned balloon, built in 1785. Testu-Brissy went on to make over 50 flights on horseback in the carriage. Woodblock engraving from Louis Figuier's "Les Merveilles de la Science: Aerostats" (Marvels of Science: Air Balloons), Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Paris, 1868.

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