Out of the world in a balloon. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
Jun 26, 2021, 01:53 AM
Photo: Secret preparation for the destruction of Napoleon's army using aeronautics (Native 1912) [Detailed description: below]
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Out of this world in a balloon. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
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Description of the photo (translated from French):
Cartoon illustration entitled Le Degen Politique, caption: Was it on interest, was it on terror, that he was to base his power? Should he not have foreseen that the prestige of his military glory once dissipated, such frail springs could not support him? / See the pros and cons on Buonaparte. Description: Spherical aerostat (balloon) bearing the inscription Gloire under which is suspended Napoleon Bonaparte in uniform and tricorn wearing on the shoulders of the wings marked on the left Terror, on the right Interest. On the ground, lively crowd observing the balloon and leaflets in the form of small banners falling from the sky marked from bottom to top left: Arrest Warrants / Prisons / Responsibility of the Fathers / Military Commissions / Exile, in the middle: a Bulletin / Gazette / Te Deum / Proclamation, on the right where flowers also fall: Pensions / Dignities / Promises / Decorations / Endowments. Among the spectators stand out among others on the left: under a dead tree, a priest, an invalid legless with wooden leg and crutches, two young men, one in uniform, the other covering his ears, in the middle plain: a group of people of both sexes, the ladies in empire-style dresses, on the right: under a green tree a young man applauding, another waving his tricorn hat. An identical, more legible print can be found at the BNF, estimated date: 1800-1869.
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Out of this world in a balloon. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/balloon-company-begins-selling-tickets-for-high-altitude-flights/
Description of the photo (translated from French):
Cartoon illustration entitled Le Degen Politique, caption: Was it on interest, was it on terror, that he was to base his power? Should he not have foreseen that the prestige of his military glory once dissipated, such frail springs could not support him? / See the pros and cons on Buonaparte. Description: Spherical aerostat (balloon) bearing the inscription Gloire under which is suspended Napoleon Bonaparte in uniform and tricorn wearing on the shoulders of the wings marked on the left Terror, on the right Interest. On the ground, lively crowd observing the balloon and leaflets in the form of small banners falling from the sky marked from bottom to top left: Arrest Warrants / Prisons / Responsibility of the Fathers / Military Commissions / Exile, in the middle: a Bulletin / Gazette / Te Deum / Proclamation, on the right where flowers also fall: Pensions / Dignities / Promises / Decorations / Endowments. Among the spectators stand out among others on the left: under a dead tree, a priest, an invalid legless with wooden leg and crutches, two young men, one in uniform, the other covering his ears, in the middle plain: a group of people of both sexes, the ladies in empire-style dresses, on the right: under a green tree a young man applauding, another waving his tricorn hat. An identical, more legible print can be found at the BNF, estimated date: 1800-1869.