Thisimage , depicting many different flying machines , is from the Library of Congress , dated circa 1885 . The full image appears below along with many different cropped versions showing the detail of the composition . The Library of Congress description of the etching also appears below .
No . 18 shows a collapsible Montgolfier balloon from 1784 ; no . 23 is the design for a glider balloon as described in “ Reflections on the aerostatic welkin , ” 1783 ( September ) ; no . 24 depicts Jean - Charles ( l’avocat ) Thilorier ’s plan for channel troops across the English Channel to invade England , ca . 1800 ; and no . 32 depict the dirigible balloon glider used by Charles Guillé for an attempted ascent in Paris , November 13 , 1814 .
See also : go to the Opera in the Year 2000 ( 1882)Postcards Show the Year 2000 ( circa 1900)Collier ’s Illustrated futurity of 2001 ( 1901)Paleo - Future Wallpaper : Round 2
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