View of Mr Sadler’s balloon ascent on 12th August 1811 in Hackney Coloured etching with frame based on woatercolour original (47 x 43 cm) Muller-Quênot Collection Mr James Sadler's famous ascent, accompanied by captain Paget of the Royal Navy in a balloon decorated to honour the Prince Régent's birthday from the Mermaid Tavern gardens, Hackney (county of Middlesex) on 12th August 1811 at three o'clock. They landed twently minutes later in a field near the Tilbury Fort in Essex.

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Photo credit: © Photo12 / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: balloon, crowd, england, hot-air, print, spectator