Cremorne gardens (40 resultados)

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. Mounted (matted) and ready to frame. An original antique engraving, printed in 1864; shows a view of the hot air balloon, together with a short write-up.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. A suberb original antique engraving. Mounted - matted - and ready to frame . Very good condition . Printed c 1847. Shows Mr Gale's Balloon on Its Passage from the London Gas Works to Cremorne Gardens, Crossing Vauxhall Bridge.

Engraved print, 125 x 175 mm. laid down.

Engraved print, 175 x 280 mm. laid down.

Eight photographs, modern prints taken from contemporary negatives, 130 x 100 mm. [6 images]; 120 x 165 mm. [5 images]. The source of the original photographs is unknown, but since the gardens closed in 1877, and were built over soon afterwards, they were presumably made in the 1870s. The represent: Italian Walk, The Grotto, Swiss Cottage [2 images], Orchestra [2 images], Fireworks Temple [2 images], Centre Walk, plus 2 unidentified views, possibly of the entrance. …

Ticket, 55 x 105 mm. Ticket for a flight with Eugene Godard on his hot air balloon Le GÃ ant. Eugene Godard [1827 - 90], was a French aeronaut who started building his own balloons in 1845 using hydrogen. Following a meeting with the famous balloonist Charles Green in 1849 he switched to coal gas which was cheaper. He also assisted in the invention and construction of the first steam airship. He pioneered the use of observation balloons during the Franco-Austrian War of 1859. Pioneering the use of hot air generation for balloons, he later built a massive balloon, Le GÃ ant, which acted as a reconnaissance platform for photographers. Godard built an even larger craft, L'Aigle (The Eagle), whose furnace weighed 445 kilograms (980 pounds) and had a volume that dwarfed that of Le GÃ ant with 14,000Âm3 (490,000ÂcuÂft).…

Handbill, 190 x 110 mm. laid down.

Ticket, 75 x 110 mm. on blue paper, laid down. With the stamp of J. Ellis, proprietor of the Gardens.

Handbill, 195 x 120 mm. old creases, laid down.

Handbill, 250 x 125 mm. chip to head affecting the title. "Mr Green will ascend at Five o'clock. taking with him a large party of Ladies and Gentlemen, and liberating, when at an immense altitude, Two Parachutes, in each a living Monkey Aeronaut.".

Handbill, 185 x 125 mm. browned and a little worn with old backing mounting sheet verso. Eugene Godard [1827 - 90], was a French aeronaut who started building his own balloons in 1845 using hydrogen. Following a meeting with the famous balloonist Charles Green in 1849 he switched to coal gas which was cheaper. He also assisted in the invention and construction of the first steam airship. He pioneered the use of observation balloons during the Franco-Austrian War of 1859. Pioneering the use of hot air generation for balloons, he later built a massive balloon, Le GÃ ant, which acted as a reconnaissance platform for photographers. Godard built an even larger craft, L'Aigle (The Eagle), whose furnace weighed 445 kilograms (980 pounds) and had a volume that dwarfed that of Le GÃ ant with 14,000Âm3 (490,000ÂcuÂft). This balloon undertook the first ever hot air flight in London, here advertised, which left Cremorne Gardens, landing in Greenwich. In 1873, Goddard and his son piloted Jules Verne on his only recorded balloon flight.…

Hand bill, 240 x 150 mm. hand coloured view of the mansion, laid down.

Handbill, 290 x 215 mm. printed both sides. The Ranelagh Gardens were popular in the 18th Century, closing in the 1790s. The ball advertised here was intended ". to form, as nearly as can be, a Picture of what Ranelagh formerly was. The Same Music, the Same Glees, the Same Somgs, the Same Choruses, the Same Dances, the Same Costume as performed at Raelagh One Hundred Years Ago.". …

Handbill, 250 x 155 mm. printed in blue.

Ticket, 80 x 95 mm. printed in red, laid down. With the stamp of [Baron] de Berenger and the manuscript date Sept. 1836.

195 x 145 mm. on yellow paper, laid down. Astrologer's manuscript prophecy for John, aged 60. "You will soon be placed in a still more comfortable position. You will from an unexpected source be in the possession of a considerable Estate.".

Handbill, 250 x 155 mm. printed in blue. "A Colossal Panorama of Sebastapol, Painted expressly for the Fete from the best authorities - when the Storming of the Mamelon Vert and the Rifle Pits will be effectively portrayed by 500 Soldiers & Three Battering Rams." The diorama, apparently accompanied by a tableau vivant, or perhaps a recreation, 'celebrated' the capture of the Mamelon Vert fortress by the French assisted by the British, in June of that year.…

Poster, 375 x 130 mm. a little creased and chipped to lower blank margin. George Bucher Gale [1797? - 1850] was an English actor, inventor, balloonist and self-styled lieutenant. He designed his own balloon, making his first flight in 1847 [not 1848 as stated elsewhere], and displayed a number of tricks, rather than simple ascents. "He made many ascents, the 114th of which was from the hippodrome of Vincennes at Bordeaux, with the Royal Cremorne balloon, on 8 Sept. 1850. He was seated on the back of a pony suspended from the car. Gale descended at Auguilles. When the pony had been released from its slings, the peasants holding the balloon ropes, not understanding his directions, relaxed their hold, and Gale was carried up by the only partially exhausted machine. The car overturned, but he clung to the tackling for a time, and was borne out of sight. Next morning his body was found in a wood several miles away." DNB.…

Handbill, 250 x 125 mm. With the week's entertainment including on the Friday "A Race of Four Model Balloons; also the Ascent into the Air of a very Stout, Mysterious Gentleman, who will go after the balloons, and endeavour to reach them by every means in his power. If the mysterious, lusty, middle aged Gentleman does not return by the time the Fireworks are let off, Mr. Mortram, the Pyrotechnic Artiste, intends to send his (the lusty gentleman's, not Mortram's) Mother up after him.".…

Double poster, 365 x 450 mm. laid down.

Poster, 760 x 255 mm.

Poster, 760 x 245 mm.

Double poster, 365 x 495 mm. with manuscript note, laid down.

Handbill, 180 x 120 mm. on yellow paper, laid down. The views comprise: The Ship of Fire, The Falls of Terni, The Escalvon Canal Venice, The Grand Canal Venice, Il Campo Santo Pisa, The Grand Canal Amsterdam, Conflagration at Braise, Swiss Cottage and Waterfall, The Tower of Nesles Paris, Maison Lafitte Paris, View of Pekin China, View of Nankin China, View Near Inspruck Tyrol and View of Malta.…

Poster, 730 x 235 mm.

Double poster, 360 x 505 mm. printed in blue, laid down.

Poster, 775 x 245 mm.

Handbill, 245 x 120 mm. printed both sides in blue. A rare two sided handbill for Cremorne Gardens; one side in English, the other with the same text in French. For the first time, the Gardens make use of their proximity to the Crystal Palace, newly opened for the Great Exhibition of 1851, to appeal to the expected foreign visitors.…

Poster, 750 x 250 mm. closed horizontal tear with no loss.

Double poster, 385 x 505 mm. a little worn. George Bucher Gale [1797? - 1850] was an English actor, inventor, balloonist and self-styled lieutenant. He designed his own balloon, making his first flight in 1847 [not 1848 as stated elsewhere], and displayed a number of tricks, rather than simple ascents. "He made many ascents, the 114th of which was from the hippodrome of Vincennes at Bordeaux, with the Royal Cremorne balloon, on 8 Sept. 1850. He was seated on the back of a pony suspended from the car. Gale descended at Auguilles. When the pony had been released from its slings, the peasants holding the balloon ropes, not understanding his directions, relaxed their hold, and Gale was carried up by the only partially exhausted machine. The car overturned, but he clung to the tackling for a time, and was borne out of sight. Next morning his body was found in a wood several miles away." DNB.…