Vintage engraving of James Glaisher and Henry Tracey Coxwell in the basket of a balloon in 1864, from an article on the history of ballooning in The Boy's Own Paper, 22nd September 1883.

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Please be aware that engravings were often recycled from earlier publications, so the date of the engraving is not definitive.

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Size: 3891px × 3528px
Photo credit: © Neil Baylis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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